Gladder to be gay

摘要

IN LATE September, the South Korean arm of ibm, an American computing multinational, put out an advertisement soliciting applicants for a round of job vacancies. The text was standard fare in every aspect except one: sexual minorities-gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and trans-gendered people-were to be given "extra points" in the screening process, according to Asia Kyeongjae, a South Korean financial newspaper.