The project involved the development of models that can be used to improve workplace practices from the perspective of homosexual, bisexual and transgendered women and men. In the course of the project, various studies were be carried out on the status of sexual and gender minorities in working life. In October 2002, a questionnaire was distributed and followed by a set of interviews.

Although the Finnish legislation prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, it is as yet difficult to say if the legislation actually prevents discrimination or affects everyday practices. The purpose of the project was to offer training and information as well as to create co-operation networks in order to analyse the current situation and to prevent discrimination.

The project was launched in May 2002, after a six-month planning period. The project was governed by the Department of Sociology at the University of Helsinki, and it is carried out in co-operation with the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, or Stakes, and the Finnish National Organisation for Sexual Equality, SETA. The idea was to co-operate with cities and municipalities involved in the pilot projects.

The project, funded by the Finnish Ministry of Labour and the European Social Fund, was completed in the summer of 2004. In Finland, it marked the first large-scale attempt to change attitudes towards issues concerning sexual orientation and transgender issues in working life.