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LGBT Great Editorial shares considered commentary and insight on inclusion, leadership, and culture at work — informed by lived experience, evidence, and the voices of our global community.
We are surrounded by binaries, right? Yes/No, Good/Bad, Up/Down, Male/Female. But a cursory reflection on all four of those binaries yields a sudden realisation that a space between those binaries exists as well. Yes and no are relative terms and rarely are fully clear-cut. Good/bad…but in what context, from what perspective? There is always a space between yes/no, between good/bad, between up/down. If this is the case, why not also between male/female?
Charlie Lowe-Collins, an intern at LGBT Great, had a close and personal interview with Rachel Reese, Director at Global Butterflies Limited, a consultancy firm focused to create awareness within the business sector about the trans and non-binary community. During the interview, Reese discussed her personal experiences, and her career journey, as well as insights into the current state of the trans community.
Luke Williams, LGBT Great's Global Member Relationship Manager, provides his perspective on life as a trans person in the UK in 2023.
This LGBTQ+ History Month, 5 members of the LGBT Great team share their thoughts on their role models throughout history.
Monday 26th September 2022 marked the start of National Inclusion Week (‘NIW’). For some, this signifies a time of celebration and vocalization for inclusivity and equality in the workplace, encompassing not just the LGBT+ community but diversity in its broadest, most intersectional sense. In this blog, LGBT Great reflects on the theme for 2022, "The Power of Now" and what individuals and organisations can do to drive forward to a more inclusive LGBT+ future.
The appointment of a new Conservative Prime Minister in the UK comes at a time when LGBT+ rights and protections are being challenged. In this blog, LGBT Great reflects on what the appointment of Liz Truss might mean for the LGBT+ community and offers some thoughts on what organisations can do to shore up their protections and policies for LGBT+ employees.
Three LGBT Great team members share their thoughts on an LGBT+ person of colour that epitomises this idea of power and impactful representation across three different industries.