Today, San Francisco-based online media company PlanetOut became the first gay-directed business to trade publicly on a major exchange. The ticker symbol: LGBT, an acronym for "lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender." How's the stock doing? Super, thanks for asking! Link (Thanks, Wayne)
Update: BoingBoing reader Darryl says, "No to quibble, but the Satellite was a 'Gay' media and property development group that floated on the Australian Stock Exchange on September 23 1999. They went into administration (rather like bankruptcy in the US) in November 2000 and the court cases continue to this day.
Here's an overview: Link. Business press comments "back in the day": Link. And the court case continues: Link."
