EMPOWERING

INDIVIDUALS

CHANGING

HEARTS AND

MINDS

CHANGING

LAWS

TRANSFORMING

INSTITUTIONS

Sexual Orientation

Gender Identity

Trans

LGBT

Trans woman

Gay

Bi

Marriage Equality

Cisgender

Trans man

Lesbian

Non-binaryPronouns

Transition

Ace

Queer

Gender

expressionSexual

orientation

Gender

identity

Sex assigned at birth

Female/Male/Intersex (1/1500)

ME

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.

Gender

expression

Feminine

Masculine

Androgynous

Fluid

Sexual

orientation

Gay/Lesbian

Bi

Asexual/Aromantic

Straight

Gender

identity

Male

Female

Non-binary

Genderqueer

ME

Trans

status

Nationality

Gender

identity

Dis/ability Sexual

orientationFaith

Age

Gender

expression

Class

Race

ME

Trans

status

NationalityGender

identity

Dis/ability

Sexual

orientation

Age

Faith

Gender

expression

ClassRace

ME

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.

Talent

attraction

and retention

Strengthen

customer

orientation

Increase

employee

satisfaction

Improve

decision

making

Enhance

company

image

Better

economic

performance

Develop inclusive

policies

Establish a

network group

Visibly signal

commitment

Engage all your

staff

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

HR LGBT people

Senior leadersAllies

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

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

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

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

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

• 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