Creating a truly inclusive workplace requires more than good intentions, it demands an understanding of legal duties, historical context and the real-world experiences of LGBTQ+ people and communities.
This interactive webinar with Community and the Diversity Trust provides a grounded and practical breakdown of current UK legislation, recent law reforms and the social factors affecting LGBTQ+ individuals today. You will gain actionable strategies to identify discrimination, dismantle barriers, and build an organizational culture where everyone can thrive.
Course overview:
- Legal foundations: Key legislation relevant to sexual orientation and gender identity, explaining duty of compliance and legal protections.
- Historical context: A timeline of LGBTQ+ rights in the UK, highlighting the pivotal moments that shaped modern rights and attitudes.
- Law reform & frameworks: Breakdown of law reform, including the nuances of the current legal framework and what upcoming shifts may mean.
- The social climate: An honest look at the current social climate for LGBTQ+ people in everyday life and professional environments.
- Addressing harm: The practical and psychological impact of hate crime, microaggressions and discrimination.
- Actionable inclusion: Practical methods on how to build LGBTQ+ inclusive workplaces and branches through updated policies, culture shifts and active allyship.
About your speaker
Joni Clark is a Trainer and LGBTQ+ Team Coordinator at The Diversity Trust. Driven by a passion to make a positive difference for the trans and non-binary community, they have previously worked at Non-Binary Leeds as a community organiser and support group facilitator, providing peer support and advocacy for trans and non-binary people in Leeds and the surrounding areas. Much needed material support can be a lifeline too, so they founded the Non-Binary Leeds Solidarity Fund, helping members of the community facing financial hardship cover shortfalls on essentials like rent, medication, food, and utilities. They were a member of the organising team behind Trans Pride Leeds 2019 and 2020. They studied a CertHE in Linguistics and Phonetics and a BA in Sociology at the University of Leeds.
Joni has worked across multiple sectors and can leverage insights from higher education, not-for-profits, recruitment, retail, and financial customer services.
As part of their work with Non-Binary Leeds they delivered Trans Awareness and Inclusion training to various partners across Leeds and West Yorkshire.
Their areas of training expertise include lived experience and the needs and issues facing trans people and communities.
