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I need some help. I'm serious. I really need help understanding how some of these lists are created...how companies are chosen for lists like: 👉HRC's Corporate Equality Index: https://lnkd.in/gYgBZpBK (considered to be the gold standard of national benchmarking on LGBTQ corporate policy) 👉 https://lnkd.in/gfMe-FfB 👉https://lnkd.in/g2rJ_KwW 👉 https://lnkd.in/gvBNJWwJ And that's just a small number of these lists. Some of these same #companies also donate a ton of money to #politicians who support anti-LGBTQ+ #legislation. I also wrote a LinkedIn article about this recently: https://lnkd.in/et9h2PVS I'm confused. How is it possible that a company can be on all these "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Workers" while also donating money to politicians who literally want to take away our rights and freedoms? What am I missing? #HRC #GLAAD #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #DEI #LGBTQ #Workplace #Employees

Great news! In IUSTITIA, a Czech non-profit organisation focused on providing legal assistance to victims of bias-motivated violence, is becoming a Pride Business Forum member! 💬 „While we are all supposed to be equal, Czech law seems to show that it does not see the rights of some people - it doesn't protect LGBTQ+ people from hate crime. And it is this unequal status of LGBTQ+ people before the law that contributes to the fact that LGBTQ+ people are not treated like everyone else in society, which is a problem that often complicates their (not only) working lives. In IUSTITIA trains the police, prosecutors and judges. However, large companies that have influence must also say "no" to hate crime, both publicly and by creating a safe environment in their workplaces. We hope that working with PBF will allow us to spread this vision, point to examples of good practice and contribute to increasing them,“ says Klara Kalibova, In IUSTITIA Director. #pridebusinessforum #iniustitia #newmember #nonprofit #lgbtq 

How "friendly" is the UK towards the LGBTQ+ community? According to a new ranking, not friendlier than Malta but still better than Russia. 🌈🫣 The UK continues to see its position plummet on ILGA-Europe’s annual Rainbow Map ranking how LGBTQ-friendly European countries are. 🌏📍 In 2015, the UK was ranked the best place in Europe for LGBTQ+ rights, with an 86% rating, but its 2024 ranking has seen it drop to 16th place, with an overall rating of just 51.87%. 📉 Read more below! ⬇️ #LGBTQ #UK #Europe

During #PrideMonth, it's crucial to remember the trailblazers who fought for #LGBTQ+ equality. Here I explore the legacies of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, two transgender women of colour who played a pivotal role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Why on #LinkedIn? It's not enough to claim to be allies; we need to face reality and stand up. Discussing LGBTQ+ rights and the ongoing fight against discrimination should align with a social media platform's values of promoting #DEI in the #workplace and beyond. And understanding the history and challenges faced by marginalised communities is essential for our personal AND professional growth. Read about Marsha and Sylvia's inspiring activism and the ongoing battle for transgender rights. #TransRights #Inclusion #Diversity #Equality #Workplace #HumanRights #SocialJustice #EmployeeEngagement #InclusiveWorkplace #ProfessionalDevelopment #ContinuousLearning

🏳️⚧️ READ THE LETTER, SHARE THE GRAPHICS, GET THE MERCH if you believe trans youth deserve better than how they've been treated by the media, politicians, and school boards! Our Youth Voices wrote you a letter - because rather than talk ABOUT trans youth, it's time to hear FROM them! This letter is in response to the more than 600 bills that were proposed at the state and federal level last year targeting LGBTQ+ people. It’s written for Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teen who is gone too soon because school officials failed them. And it’s written for trans youth around the world who are just trying to live their lives. If you agree that trans and queer youth deserve better than how they've been treated, you can... 1️⃣ Download our "Trans Youth Deserve Better" graphics to post on your socials to spread the word, along with suggested language to share. 2️⃣ Save a copy of our Youth Voices' letter to send or e-mail to your local representatives! 3️⃣ Support our work with Trans Youth Deserve Better merch! Every dollar raised will fund our efforts to uplift the voices of trans youth — like the young people who signed this letter and in schools throughout the United States. Trans youth deserve SO MUCH better - now help us get some meaningful action going: https://lnkd.in/g9snRxRV #itgetsbetter #nexbenedict #justicefornexbenedict #transyouth #transyouthdeservebetter #lgbtqyouth #queeryouth #lgbtq #activism

New resources - with a focus on LGBTQ+ topics in honor of #PrideMonth - are now available on The Lens, our hub for research & insights to support gender lens giving. 📈 Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy released the 2024 edition of the LGBTQ+ Index, a groundbreaking tool that measures charitable giving to U.S. organizations serving the LGBTQ+ community. This edition incorporates fresh data from 2020 and 2021 to offer a decade-long perspective on the sector. 🏳️🌈 The 2024 Social Media Safety Index from GLAAD provides an overview of the current state of LGBTQ social media safety, privacy, and expression, including sections on: the economy of hate and disinformation, predominant anti-LGBTQ tropes, policy best practices, suppression of LGBTQ content, the connections between online hate and offline harm, regulation and oversight, AI, data protection and privacy, and more. 🗣️ Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice's recent report "Mapping LGBTQI+ Activism in Central Asia & the South Caucasus" explores the diverse approaches employed by activists and groups involved in LGBTQI+ advocacy and community mobilization in the region. The findings emphasize the crucial role of LGBTQI+ organizing in the fight for liberation. Head to https://buff.ly/3wpQ0FM to dig in!

It’s Pride Month, and the celebration cannot just be a celebration because people are committing hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community daily. In my hometown, the rainbow crosswalk was vandalized with tire marks and spray paint. In the City of Poulsbo, Washington the downtown Pride flags were slashed. These acts are only a small sample of the violence committed against Gay and Trans people worldwide. Much of it is being delivered year-round in the form of anti-gay legislation in Congress. We are reminded this year that Pride is not just a celebration, but a perpetual battle for recognition, equality, and justice. We are also reminded that LGBTQ+ people still are not safe in their downtown neighborhoods, at their local nightclubs, or at work. Despite the hate, the Queer community is thriving. More people are out of the closet than ever, and the community is strong. The Bend rainbow crosswalk will be repainted, and the Poulsbo pride flags were sewn back together. Until the LGBTQ+ community has equal rights though, we have work to do. The ACLU is tracking all of the anti-LGBTQ legislation in the US: https://lnkd.in/gqs9m532 You can use this information to: - Call your state representatives and share your opinion - Inform your voting decisions in the upcoming election Are you in a state that has been impacted by anti-LGBTQ legislation? How has that impacted Pride Month so far? #Pride #June #Queer #LQBTQIA

🌟 Champions of Change - The Spotlight Series! 🌟   June, it is a month we also know as #PrideMonth, which is dedicated to the uplifting of #LGBTQ+ voices, a celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and the support of LGBTQ+ rights.. Now firstly, I must say that I am a firm believer that everyday (not just a single day or month) we should be supporting minority groups and that is why this week, I want to shine the spotlight on Maurice Jongmans!   Maurice, a man of many talents, he is an expert in online marketplaces, but today I want to highlight his impact which goes beyond his professional achievements. Maurice is a strong supporter of #diversityandinclusion and was an incredible sponsor at our European Women Payments Network (EWPN) event last year. He is also a very passionate advocate for gay rights and has been instrumental in the Zero Flags Project which promotes LGBTQ+ visibility and acceptance. The Zero Flags project puts focus on the countries that criminalize homosexuality and they do so by putting the flags of these countries in the spotlight while carrying them in the yearly Pride Walk.   🌐 What is the message here? Maurice highlights the quote, "You cannot change the direction of the wind, but you can control the sails." For me, this is a powerful reminder for us all, a reminder that while we can't always control our circumstances, we can choose how we respond to them and choose the actions that we can take, including those which champion causes we are passionate about.   ⭐ Call to Action: This week, let's all have a think about that ONE action can we take, an action that IS in our control, one that champions greater diversity and inclusion - what will yours be? If you want some ideas, feel free to check out this post I wrote or DM me directly! ➡ https://lnkd.in/dp7jFNT6   Join the revolution... #ChampionsOfChange #SpotlightRevolution #DEI #StrongerTogether Online Payment Platform Photo: A picture of Maurice and I, taken at the 2023 EWPN Annual conference in Vienna.

June is Pride month. Yesterday I read an article on the BBC News website about Rosario Lonegro who was forced to go through gay conversion therapy in Italy. “It was the darkest period of my life," he told the BBC. The story is difficult to read not least because we’re only talking about 2017; just 7 years ago. Rosario’s story can be found here: 'Darkest period of my life': Gay conversion therapy in Italy https://lnkd.in/eYgAUUMm It made me reflect upon the many joyful Pride celebrations taking place across the country and how much progress has been made and yet, as ever, how many barriers remain in place that still need to be taken down. From an employer perspective, there are so many ways to recognise, celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. My top 5 suggestions would include: 🤝 Fostering a workplace culture where discrimination and harassment of any kind will not be tolerated - if you see/hear something inappropriate call it out. Actively let people know they are safe and they are valued. Make sure policies are up-to-date, sufficiently robust and are understood 🗣️ Establishing resource groups, networks or committees who can provide information, support and advocacy. Higgs LLP has a terrific #ProudTogether group formed of LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies, they spearhead initiatives and help inform the firm’s approach. We also monitor and collect data at least annually to track progress and remain informed 📝 Using inclusive language in communications. Enabling people to add pronouns to their email signatures if they wish to and without judgment 🦺 Raising visibility and championing change by celebrating awareness days and ensuring LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies are referenced in brand material/on an organisation’s website (but not in a tokenistic way…) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Engaging with external groups (Birmingham Law Society has a brilliant new LGBTQ+ sub-committee, The Alliance Network (Midlands) is also great) and supporting LGBTQ+ causes and initiatives through sponsorship, fundraising and volunteer opportunities Start the conversation and then keep the conversation going. #Pride #PrideMonth #LGBT #ProudTogether #ThisIsHiggs #MondayMotivation #BeKind [📸 I love this quote - if anyone knows who said/wrote it first please drop me a line so I can thank and acknowledge them in this post.]

Good morning LinkedIn Community   Today is the 1st of February 2024 and the start of LGBT History Month in the UK and an important time for all organisations to demonstrate their support for LGBTQ rights and show their staff, customers and service users that they are inclusive organisations.   Why would you do that? Why is it important to be inclusive?   Well from a commercial perspective there is undeniable evidence that being inclusive impacts the bottom line. LGBTQ Inclusive organisations are 20% more profitable, retain staff longer, have greater customer loyalty and are simply better organisations to work in.   For public and voluntary sector organisations there is a legal requirement to be inclusive driven by the Equality Act 2010, but again inclusive organisations provide better service, retain staff and are nicer places to work.   Recent research in the UK and the US has shown that around 60% of LGBT staff are not out at work. They are afraid to let their work colleagues know that they are Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, or Non-binary. And this is despite the advances that have been made in LGBTQ rights over the past 20 years.   LGBT History month is a chance for your organisation to help to change this. One of the easiest ways to do this is to host an educational event either online or in person. I regularly deliver presentations to national and multinational organisations to raise awareness of LGBTQ inclusion and explore the often-hidden historical background to the discrimination and harassment faced by the LGBTQ community. The theme of this years LGBT History month is "Under the Scope", highlighting the roll of LGBTQ people in medicine and health care. and you can find out more about the national campaign here - https://lnkd.in/dY4ji42P But that doesn't have to be the theme for everyone - there is plenty of scope to explore LGBT History in a way that is more directly related to your own organisation.   If you would like to talk to me about how you can raise awareness of LGBTQ issues and history in fun and engaging way, why not book a call now and discover how I can help. Just click on this link and pick a time that suits you for a no obligation chat.   https://lnkd.in/eD5TYAnu   #LGBTHistory #RikkiArundel #GenderSpeaker #LGBTQrights #LGBTQ #NonBinary #VirtualEvent #LGBTplusHM #UnderTheScope