LGBTQ+ & Ally Changemakers
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Disappointed But Not Defeated: Reaction to India’s High Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Date Published: Key Insights Disappointed But Not Defeated: Reaction to India’s High Court Ruling on Marriage Equality by Akriti Rana (she/her), Manager, Global Impact Programs (APAC) at Out & Equal. After a lengthy hearing from petitioners seeking legal recognition for marriage equality, on October 17, 2023, the five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice of…
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Uncovering Culture: Are Your LGBTQIA+ Employees Hiding Who They Really Are?
Date Published: Overview The 2023 Workplace Summit session examines how “covering”—downplaying or hiding aspects of identity—affects LGBTQIA+ employees’ well-being and performance. Speakers explore the four types of covering and how intersectionality and psychological safety shape employees’ decisions to be out at work. Through research and personal stories, the session highlights the emotional toll of covering…
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Intentionally Intersectional: “It’s not Either/Or, It’s Both/And”
Date Published: Overview This 2023 Workplace Summit session explores how Pride Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) can partner with other ERGs to deepen impact through intersectional collaboration. The session examines how shared experiences across identities, such as race, gender, disability, and sexual orientation, can strengthen connection, break down silos, and advance more inclusive workplace cultures. Through…
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In Conversation with Erik Day
Date Published: Key Insights On the Role of the Partner Community and Companies in Advancing Representation, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging What role do companies play in advancing LGBTQ+ representation, inclusion, equity, and belonging? Organizations have a unique opportunity to drive incremental change that leads to movement-making impact. We drive change by implementing inclusive practices and…
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In Conversation with Amanda Simpson
Date Published: Key Insights Throughout the year Out & Equal aims to elevate diverse voices, stories, lived experiences, and perspectives—in this blog and across the work we do. In the lead-up to Out & Equal delivering its 2023 Southern States Forum: Pride in Who We Are event, hosted by corporate Partner Airbus in Mobile, Alabama, we sat…
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Transgender Day of Visibility
Date Published: Key Insights Transgender Day of Visibility A message from Out & Equal CEO, Erin Uritus International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is a day to recognize and celebrate transgender and gender expansive peoples’ stories from around the world, while also drawing attention to the unique challenges—like violence, discrimination, and workplace inequality—the community members…
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In Conversation with Sam Slate
Date Published: Key Insights Throughout the year Out & Equal aims to elevate diverse voices, stories, lived experiences, and perspectives—in this blog and across the work we do. Sam Slate is a ten-year veteran of Dell Technologies, a long-term member of Dell Pride, and a founding member of the Dell Technologies Transgender Task Force. Sam facilitated…
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In Conversation with Chris Mossiah and Brad Baumoel
Date Published: Key Insights Throughout the year Out & Equal aims to elevate diverse voices, stories, lived experiences, and perspectives—in this blog and across the work we do. In this issue of “In Conversation with…” we sat down with Chris Mossiah (they/them), Executive Director Consumer & Community Banking, and Brad Baumoel (he/him), Global Head of LGBT+…
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The Future of Leadership
Date Published: Key Insights The Future of Leadership What do you think of when you imagine a successful leader? Strong. Inspiring. Firm. Smart. Do you ever think… Compassionate? Empathetic? Queer? Leaders from all over the world, myself included, are positing a new vision for what it means to be a successful leader. We are challenging…