Kodak’s LGBTQ Inclusion Efforts Take Center Stage in 2026 Retrospective.

A new retrospective article highlights how LGBTQ employees at Eastman Kodak Company helped build a safer and more inclusive workplace by challenging discrimination and advocating for equal treatment decades before such policies became common in corporate America. Through the creation of the Kodak Lambda Network, employees organized support systems, promoted awareness, and pushed for workplace protections and benefits for LGBTQ staff and their families. Their efforts contributed to significant changes in company culture and helped position Kodak as a recognized leader in workplace equality. The story underscores the important role employee-led initiatives can play in advancing diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity in the technology and imaging industries.