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Rainbow Risk Alliance

TO OUR FIRST corporate ally SPONSOR

CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH @ THE CHAPEL AT THE ABBEY

1924 - The Society for Human Rights is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago. It is the first documented gay rights organzation.

Tamara Corbin has worked in the commercial insurance industry for 27 years. She and colleagues Wil Kiesel and Lori Bolen recognized a need for awareness and representation of the LGBTQ+ community in their industry.

"There are several organizations in the industry that represent various backgrounds like labor groups, ethnicity and culture, gender equality and many others,” said Corbin. “But there aren’t any for the LGBTQ+ community – why is that?”

Corbin said she felt a calling to do the same for her industry and sought the advice of close friends and colleagues. Together, they took a risk in an industry of managing risk and formed Rainbow Risk Alliance, naming co-founder, Tamara M. Corbin, as President.

July 1961 - Illinois becomes the first state to decriminalize homosexuality.

Wil Kiesel, Co-Founder and Vice President, said, "We wanted our name to reflect diversity, unity and community within the LGBTQ+, so we named it Rainbow Risk Alliance which includes LGBTQ+ as well as allies of LGBTQ+."

The condition of having or being composed of different elements, especially the inclusion of people of different races, cultures, etc. in a group or organization.

The quality or state of not being multiple: ONENESS.

A group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society.

It began in October 2021 at the annual National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Rainbow Risk Alliance hosted their first event at the 1928 Prohibition Bar in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

"We wanted to host it at 1928, a speak-easy bar, to give our guests the experience of walking through history and to feel what it was like to gather as a group but out of the pubic eye," said Corbin. "We had such a positive response, it was overwhelming. Everyone expressed the desire to support our cause and wondered why it hadn't happened sooner."

Photos provided by Tamara Corbin.
1978 - Inspired by Harvey Milk to create a symbol of pride and hope for the LGBTQ community, Gilbert Baker designs the first rainbow flag.

By March 2022, Corbin officially formed the nonprofit Rainbow Risk Alliance. The vision of diversity, unity and community became a reality. With donations coming in, they were able to host their first official event in April 2022 at RIMS, the largest risk management conference in the industry. "It would be the "coming out" for Rainbow Risk Alliance," said Corbin.

The event was sold out. Rainbow Risk Alliance received overwhelming support with over 300 attendees. "We are humbled and inspired to forge on," said Kiesel.

Dec. 3, 1996 - Hawaii becomes the first state to legalize same-sex marriage.

With Rainbow Risk Alliance securing their place in the insurance industry, Corbin has plans to make a lasting mark. "We want to be a center of support to the LGBTQ+ community. We want to attract talent to our industry. That might include visiting college campuses or attending job fairs," said Corbin.

October 14, 1979 - The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights takes place. It draws an estimated 75,000 to 125,000 individuals.
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