Conservative Assault on LGBTQ Rights Rattles Corporate America

Marty Chavez used to think things were only getting better for LGBTQ people.

His own story certainly pointed that way. Chavez spent a quarter-century scaling the pinnacles of Wall Street. When he was promoted to chief financial officer at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., he emerged as the most senior openly gay executive in the bank’s history.

Now, after so many LGBTQ milestones – from the legalization of same-sex marriage to efforts to foster workplace diversity – Chavez is having doubts about the future. He and other advocates worry hard-won gains are slipping away. The idea that this fight is ...