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Cathy Bessant/Global Technology & Operations Executive: At Bank of America, we want all
of our teammates to be themselves at work. It's up to each of us to ensure that our lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender employees feel included, feel valued, and are confident they
have every opportunity to thrive at our company. This makes us magnetic to the top talent in
the marketplace, and enriches our company through better business outcomes.
To create that open, engaging and productive environment, we need -- in fact, we must have
-- your support. Join me as an ally, and let your colleagues know that here at Bank of
America, it is safe, and it is encouraged to be exactly true to who you are.
(Text/sign: It's not what you can see... it's what you can't)
Mark Stephanz/Global Banking and Markets: I've lived most of my adult life hiding who
I was, in every aspect of my life... personally and professionally.
Jenny Yum/Legacy Asset Servicing: It was miserable just to hide a part of yourself every day
for 8-10 hours a day... Julia Hoggett/Global Banking and Markets:
I swiped my I.D. card through the turnstile and felt that the real me had to stay on the
outside, and I would pick her up on the way home. And that sense of dissociation, of difference,
of otherness, is very isolating. Julia Carroll/Consumer & Small Business Banking:
I just sort of made a decision one day that it wasn't worth, sort of, giving up who I
was. So I started telling the truth and it's worked out.
(Text/sign: We are better when we can be ourselves) Richard Linebaugh/Global Banking & Markets:
Being out at work means, really everything to me.
Nicholas Lowmass/Global Banking & Markets: It's a nice relief to know that you don't
actually have to explain yourself. Jenny: Being able to bring my whole self to
work is... it's changed my quality of life both professionally and personally.
Manoj Govindan/Global Technology & Operations: You don't have to hide, you don't have to
make up stories... Kevin Perry/Consumer & Small Business Banking:
I'm a better employee because I'm completely comfortable. Because I don't spend my days
worrying about what people are saying, or if someone's going to accept me.
Mark: The amount of time and energy that I spent hiding is... is really incredible when
I look back on it. (Text: We are better when we're connected)
Aimee Broadhurst/Global Marketing & Corporate Affairs: We talk about making interactions
more human, but we can't do that unless everyone at Bank of America -- including our LGBT teammates
-- are able to bring their whole selves to work.
Steve Davies/Global Technology & Operations: An ally, to me, is someone who acts as an
advocate. Faye Barry/CFO Group: To be an ally, I don't
think it necessarily means you have to be... join in every Pride march, or... you just
have to be a supporter. And knowing... for LGBT people to know that there's somebody
that they can talk to. Alberto Garofalo/Consumer & Small Business
Banking: Being an ally is about being passionate about inclusion. It's about being passionate
about creating an environment where we free ourselves from discrimination.
Crystal Goguen/Global Human Resources: Everyone has a story it seems... and in being open
and coming out at work they're willing to share that. And again, back to the connections
piece... you are then connected to that person forever.
(Text: We are better when we realize the power of our people)
Daniel Docherty/CFO Group: To me I'm very passionate about it. I think it can have a
major impact on Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a whole...
Alex Wilmot-Sitwell/Global Banking & Markets: Because it's absolutely critical that as a
firm, we have a genuinely diverse workforce representative of all aspects and areas of
the community. Lanaya Irvin/Global Banking & Markets: And
you want the smartest, the most talented, the most engaged to be here.
Tammy Mangum/Global Human Resources: By becoming more inclusive with your own teammates, it
can help you become more inclusive in the community and with our customers.
Mike Hall/Global Banking & Markets: What I'd say to anyone who's thinking about becoming
an ally is, give it a chance. You will learn much more about the people around you than
you thought you could. (Text: An ally is a teammate, manager, colleague,
leader. An ally is YOU.) Paige Dula/Global Technology & Operations:
Knowing that we have allies and having those allies visible gives us that extra bit of,
you know, impetus to step out and be ourselves and to be able to be out at work.
Richard: And if I couldn't be out at work I wouldn't be here today.
John Homan/Global Wealth & Investment Management: It means a lot to me to work for a company
like that. Julia: It's a great thing to be able to say
that I work for a company that recognizes me and my partner.
(Text: I'm out at work) I'm Tamira, and I'm out at work.
(Text: I'm an ally) I'm Angelina, and I am an ally.
I'm an ally. Just join us. I'm Christina, and I'm out at work.
I'm out at work. Hi. I'm Aimee. And I'm an ally.
I'm Shawn. I'm an ally. And I'm out at work. I'm an ally. Become one too.
I'm Paige, and I'm out at work. I'm an ally.
I'm out. I'm Gina, and I'm an ally.
Hi. I'm Tammy. And I'm an ally. I'm Manoj. And I'm out at work.
I'm Cathy Bessant. And I'm an ally. And I want to see the ally in you.