LGBT- inclusive workplace
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EMPOWERING
INDIVIDUALS
CHANGING
HEARTS AND
MINDS
CHANGING
LAWS
TRANSFORMING
INSTITUTIONS
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Sexual Orientation
Gender Identity
Trans
LGBT
Trans woman
Gay
Bi
Marriage Equality
Cisgender
Trans man
Lesbian
Non-binaryPronouns
Transition
Ace
Queer
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Gender
expressionSexual
orientation
Gender
identity
Sex assigned at birth
Female/Male/Intersex (1/1500)
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Gender expression
How a person outwardly
expresses their gender, within
the context of
societal expectations of
gender.
Sexual orientation
A person’s emotional,
romantic and/or sexual
attraction to another
person, or lack
thereof.
Gender identity
A person’s sense of their
own gender, which may or
may not correspond to the
sex assigned at birth.
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Gender
expression
Feminine
Masculine
Androgynous
Fluid
Sexual
orientation
Gay/Lesbian
Bi
Asexual/Aromantic
Straight
Gender
identity
Male
Female
Non-binary
Genderqueer
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Trans
status
Nationality
Gender
identity
Dis/ability Sexual
orientationFaith
Age
Gender
expression
Class
Race
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Trans
status
NationalityGender
identity
Dis/ability
Sexual
orientation
Age
Faith
Gender
expression
ClassRace
ME
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Almost 1 in 5 LGBT people had been the target of negative comments or conduct from colleagues in the last
year because they’re LGBT.
Almost 1 in 5 LGBT employees who were black, Asian or minority ethnic say they didn’t get a promotion they were
up for at work in the past year because they’re LGBT.
Almost 2 in 5 bi people weren’t out to anyone at work about their sexual orientation.
1 in 8 trans people had been physically attacked by a colleague or customer in the last year because they were trans.
1 in 3 trans people had been the target of negative comments or conduct from colleagues because they were trans.
Almost 1 in 3 non-binary people don’t feel able to wear work attire representing their gender expression.
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Talent
attraction
and retention
Strengthen
customer
orientation
Increase
employee
satisfaction
Improve
decision
making
Enhance
company
image
Better
economic
performance
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Develop inclusive
policies
Establish a
network group
Visibly signal
commitment
Engage all your
staff
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Develop inclusive policies
• Ensure all parental leave policies are inclusive of same-sex parents.
• Use gender neutral language throughout all policies.
• In your dignity at work policies explicitly state that bullying and
harassment on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity will
not be tolerated and include examples.
• Develop a transitioning at work policy with accompanying guidance.
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Establish a network group
• Create clear terms of reference for your network group.
• Elect a committee with clear roles.
• Set objectives for the coming year.
• Recognise network group activities in the appraisals process.
• Provide support to staff in key areas such as reporting bullying and
harassment, mentoring, development and education.
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Engage all your staff
• Engage allies with training and information to ensure all work isn’t left to
LGBT people.
• Communicate your inclusion work regularly with everyone.
• Celebrate national and international days such as IDAHOBIT.
• Run creative education and awareness raising events.
• Enable LGBT people to step up as role models.
• Engage a senior sponsor with a clear role description.
• Provide all staff with training and create additional role-specific training.
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Visibly signal your commitment
• Provide staff with visible ways to show their commitment e.g. lanyards
or pin badges.
• Use your social media to talk about LGBT inclusion at your workplace
and industry.
• Attend local and national events and engage your staff as speakers.
• Normalise the introduction of pronouns e.g. in e-signatures.
• Think about recruitment, advertise on LGBT job sites, be explicit in your
job packs, include information about your LGBT inclusion work.
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Passive Active
Positive
Negative
Not challenging racism,
transphobic banter or ableism.
Being homophobic,
biphobic, transphobic, racist or
sexist.
Embracing difference
and acting to create a more
inclusive environment.
Dismissing elements of
people’s identity as irrelevant to
you and how society treats
them.
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HR LGBT people
Senior leadersAllies
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HR
Have the knowledge and understanding to put the policies and
practices in place that will create a more inclusive organisation.
This could include:
Drafting policies
Supporting employees who are transitioning
Gathering and acting on monitoring data
Commissioning training
Supporting in dispute resolution
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LGBT people
While LGBT people should set the direction for inclusion work
they should not automatically be considered responsible for
carrying it out.
This could include:
Reviewing policies
Holding positions in the network group
Responding to surveys and consultation
Stepping up as role models
Engaging in reverse mentoring
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Allies
Support the organisation’s LGBT work because they believe in
creating a fairer and more equal society.
This could include:
Supporting network group activities
Engaging others to become allies
Visibly signalling their commitment to inclusion
Educating themselves and their peers in inclusion
Working on LGBT inclusion in their field
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Senior leaders
Set the tone for an organisation and hold the power and
influence needed to help this work succeed.
This could include:
Being educated on LGBT inclusion
Approving budget requests for inclusion work
Speaking at internal and external events
Attending the network group meeting
Signing off on inclusion initiatives
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DIVERSITY CHAMPIONS
Tailored support from a client account
manager
Support and feedback submitting to
the Workplace Equality Index
Access to a library of resources and
best practice
Regular newsletters and
communications to support your work
EVENTS
Four workplace conferences around
the UK. Next event in London on 3rd
April
Network group Masterclass in
Birmingham in June
In house workshops on a range of
topics
PROGRAMMES
Role models and allies programmes
Trans allies programmes
Leadership programmes
Bespoke in house programmes
Diversity Champions programme
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• Dignity at work policy
• Good practice guide: Supporting transgender equality in the workplace
• Transgender equality policy
• Transgender equality action plan
• Shared parental leave
• On-demand webinar hub