Useful resources
If you're looking to be a better ally to LGBTQ+ colleagues, here are a few resources you may find useful; we'll also build on this list each week so do feel free to contact us with suggestions.
Learning about becoming an ally and supporting LGBTQ+ colleagues/employees
- Advice on how to be an LGBTQ+ ally, bi ally and trans ally.
- Information on trans inclusion, including the College's trans staff policy, a checklist for managers who are supporting a member of staff who is transitioning and a list of gender neutral facilities on campus.
- These #workpride2020 sessions: LGBT 1010 and allyship in the workplace; unconscious bias; understanding different perspectives; bi-inclusion; and trans inclusion.
Useful tools
- Information on the importance of using the correct pronouns – the pronouns a person chooses to use may not match their appearance, voice or characteristics.
- Stonewall's glossary covering different LGBTQ+ terms and language.
Other sources of information
- An Imperial 600 webinar on strategies for community engagement and creating an inclusive campus environment.
- An Imperial 600 webinar with J.P. Morgan Executive Director Loïc Choquet who shares his insight on the importance of EDI-focused staff networks in creating inclusive environments that draw the best talent.
- Background information on the UK Government consultation (now closed) to reform the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
An inclusive culture
Respecting everyone's pronouns and normalising the sharing of them helps to build an inclusive culture. This is at the heart of Imperial's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
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