The Black Sheep’s Post

As a very proud mother of a gay daughter, I’m celebrating Pride 2024 - it’s an opportunity to come together in love and friendship, as well as a moment to reflect on past struggles and ongoing efforts required to achieve true equality. Fostering an LGBTQ+ inclusive and supportive workplace is so important. And the advantages go beyond ensuring that everyone of all sexualities and gender identities feel safe, supported, valued and included – it enhances business productivity and profitability. “The case for establishing a truly diverse workforce, at all organizational levels, grows more compelling each year….The financial impact—as proven by multiple studies—makes this a no-brainer.” Havard Business Review Nov-Dec 2020

🌈 Celebrate being you! 🌈 In 2024, we're honoring the remarkable contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals in Medicine and Healthcare. From historical figures to present-day trailblazers, their impact is undeniable. 🏥 It's crucial, especially in a world plagued by hate crimes and discrimination, that we listen and learn from lived experiences within the LGBTQ+ community. Let's come together under the scope of understanding and actively support our LGBTQIA+ people. 💙 Read more: https://lnkd.in/ezYRSAC4

Doing it right!

Celebrating Pride Month helps LGBTQ+ identifying youth and adults feel safe and welcome within your home, school, Club or community. Plus, creating a safe place where people can be themselves benefits all – when people see others included, they are more likely to feel included, too. Here are some ways to celebrate Pride Month: Sharing Pride Month with Kids: 9 Ways to Celebrate Pride Month (bgca.org)

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Join me, Mell B, Rudi Landmann, Adrienne Steward, and Fiona Demark at the PSA Convention for a transformative session on "Embracing Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Public Speaking." Let's explore deliberate inclusion, respect for diverse experiences, and engage in open, educational discussions with trailblazers from First Nations, disabilities, and LGBTQ+ communities. 🤝 Depart with practical tips, strategies, and resource guides to revolutionize your approach to public speaking!

TOMORROW: Supporting Youth Who Are LGBTQ+ and Gifted. In the special Pride Month session, attendees will learn what makes gifted LGBTQ+ young people unique, the challenges they often face in school and society, and how to provide nurturing environments to support healthy intellectual and social-emotional development. More: https://buff.ly/3qcCp5r

Our 12 Business Resource Groups (BRGs) are firm-sponsored and associate-led. Together our BRGs include and celebrate a variety of races, ethnicities, lived experiences and interests, such as Interfaith, Military-Veteran, LGBTQ+ and Allies, Remote Connections, and Green. Learn more in our sixth-annual Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report, Growing Our Impact: https://bit.ly/3wGW0Ou

In the past two decades, Asian Americans have become one of the fastest growing racial or ethnic groups in the United States. The 2020 presidential election saw historic voter turnout by the AAPI electorate. AAPI voters had the highest growth of any racial group in 2020, with a 47% increase. The Pew Research Center affirms that Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the United States over roughly the past two decades and since 2020. Their number has grown by 15%, or about 2 million eligible voters, in the past four years. That’s faster than the 3% growth rate for all eligible voters during that span. The data is clear, and it confirms what we’ve known. AAPI - or more inclusively, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voters are critical in the outcome of elections. Let’s engage this growing block and make the case for Equality! #AANHPIHERITAGEMONTHISEVERYMONTH #AANHPI #HRC #EQUALITYVOTERS #EQUALITY

Our 12 Business Resource Groups (BRGs) are firm-sponsored and associate-led. Together our BRGs include and celebrate a variety of races, ethnicities, lived experiences and interests, such as Interfaith, Military-Veteran, LGBTQ+ and Allies, Remote Connections, and Green. Learn more in our sixth-annual Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report, Growing Our Impact: https://bit.ly/3Kqbr0I