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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) diversity includes all aspects of sexuality and gender identity. Employees perform best when they can be themselves so its important that employers provide a framework to ensure people identifying as LGBT are fully included. LGBT is sometimes lengthened to include Q (queer) and I (intersex) to make LGBTQI or LGBT+.

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    Black, Asian and LGBTQ+ workers ‘overlooked’ at work

    by Jo Faragher 20 Jun 2022
    by Jo Faragher 20 Jun 2022

    More than seven in 10 black and Asian workers have been overlooked for employment opportunities because of their identity, according...

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    Wording of diversity statements critical to policies’ success

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Jun 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Jun 2022

    New research suggests that some companies' diversity statements may be off-putting for the very candidates they are intended to attract.

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    Accreditation scheme will ‘encourage LGBT+ people to be themselves’

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 May 2022

    Minister for equalities Mike Freer has welcomed the launch of a certification scheme for organisations with LGBT+ leadership.

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    Maya Forstater: What is a woman?

    by Maya Forstater 10 May 2022
    by Maya Forstater 10 May 2022

    Personnel Today invited two commentators to answer a defining question of our time – what is a woman? Here, Maya Forstater provides her answer and explains what it means for employers

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    Robin Moira White: What is a woman?

    by Robin Moira White 10 May 2022
    by Robin Moira White 10 May 2022

    Personnel Today invited two commentators to answer a defining question of our time – what is a woman? Here, Robin Moira White provides her answer and explains what it means for employers

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    School discriminated against Christian caretaker who tweeted against Pride

    by Rob Moss 3 May 2022
    by Rob Moss 3 May 2022

    An employment tribunal has ruled that a Cambridgeshire school indirectly discriminated against a teacher when it gave him a final written warning.

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    Philosophical belief: barrister’s tribunal claim against Stonewall begins

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Apr 2022

    An employment tribunal case involving a barrister who is alleging her chambers and LGBT campaign group Stonewall tried to silence her views on gender has begun.

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    EHRC single-sex spaces guidance ‘could lead employers into unlawfulness’

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Apr 2022

    An employment barrister suggests that employers that follow the EHRC's single-sex spaces guidance could end up discriminating against transgender people.

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    EAT hears David Mackereth’s appeal against trans pronouns ruling

    by Rob Moss 29 Mar 2022
    by Rob Moss 29 Mar 2022

    Christian doctor dismissed for refusing to refer to transgender people by their preferred pronouns is appealing a 2019 judgment at the employment tribunal.

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    Hargreaves Lansdown launches trans and non-binary equality policy

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Mar 2022

    Hargreaves Lansdown has launched a dedicated trans and non-binary equality policy ahead of International Transgender Day of Visibility.

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    EAT hears appeal of Christian sacked for LGBT education comments on Facebook

    by Rob Moss 28 Feb 2022
    by Rob Moss 28 Feb 2022

    Kristie Higgs, the Christian school worker sacked for Facebook posts raising her concerns about transgenderism and sex education, has her...

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    How to encourage LGBT+ allyship all year round

    by Mona Akiki 28 Feb 2022
    by Mona Akiki 28 Feb 2022

    Many organisations will have celebrated LGBT+ History Month in February, but it’s crucial to support LGBT+ employees throughout the year,...

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    Doctor who lost job over transgender pronoun views launches appeal

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Feb 2022

    A Christian doctor who lost his job after refusing to refer to transgender people by their preferred pronouns is to...

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    Kelly Metcalf: Top five predictions for diversity, inclusion and wellbeing in 2022

    by Kelly Metcalf 12 Jan 2022
    by Kelly Metcalf 12 Jan 2022

    Fujitsu's Kelly Metcalf provides her top five predictions for 2022 around diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.

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    Nurses urge regulator to pull out of Stonewall diversity scheme

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Dec 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Dec 2021

    Nurses have urged their regulator, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), to pull out of Stonewall’s diversity scheme and index,...

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