A survey carried out by the North American magazine Harvard Business Review revealed different realities for the homosexual community in Brazil and the United States. According to the study, gay men earn up to 10% more than heterosexual men in the USA, thanks to a valorization policy that companies have adopted towards homosexuals in recent years. In Brazil, however, companies still have great difficulties in hiring openly gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender employees. According to a study by Elancers, one in five national companies say they would not hire a homosexual. Regarding the research on the situation of gay North American employees, for economists Christopher Carpenter and Samuel Eppink, it was previously not possible to measure the situation of homosexuals in the business sphere because of the repression that this group suffered, which prevented them from “coming out” from the closet.” In recent years, however, this public has begun to make their sexual orientation public, bringing the issue of inclusion of this public to light, making respect and support for sexual diversity a policy to be implemented by companies. Obviously, this “additional” payment does not necessarily refer to someone else’s sexuality, but to their skills. Perhaps the number of openly homosexual people occupying high positions has increased. The research, however, does not provide such specific data.
