LGBT Climate Inventory in Corporations for Straight People?

Abstract

Open societies are eager to accommodate sexual and gender diversity at work. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals and Trans Climate Inventory (LGBTCI) is an instrument measuring organizational climate towards sexual and gender diversity, relying on the opinion of LGTB people. We argue that non-LGTB employees also perceive a climate towards sexual and gender diversity, and therefore include them to measure LGBT-friendly climate at work. By means of a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) we validate this application of the LGBTCI obtaining two factors: first, comprehension of the items linked to sexual and gender diversity; second, positioning with respect to the climate. We contribute to existing research claiming that non-LGBT employees should be incorporated in the measurement of the climate.