13 January 2016 at 10:33 AM New research reveals that offensive remarks are frequently made about lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) people. But most people who overhear these offensive comments or language don’t intervene. What would your staff do? Are they equality champions or bystanders?
13 January 2016 at 10:27 AM Would your staff know how to respond if someone in the team suddenly announces that they intend to undergo gender reassignment? Or if they are on an interview panel and one of the applicants is a Trans person? Ethos and culture has greater prominence in the 2015 Inspection handbook. How inclusive is your culture?
trans equality 30 April 2015 at 05:35 PM Did you know that the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) sponsored equality awards in March? The University of Essex won first place for developing an Essex LGBT alliance. Runner up, the University of Birmingham, advanced equality within employment practice. You may gain some tips from these case studies on how to advance equality in your organisation.
9 December 2014 at 07:30 PM In the last eight weeks I have supported three colleges to deal with quite serious incidents of student transphobic bullying. Could such incidents happen at your organisation? Do you know what to do if they did? What are you doing to prevent such incidents? Are your staff aware of the implications of recent research on homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying?
25 April 2014 at 02:14 PM A National Trans Manifesto has been produced as a collaborative document between 15 trans organisations across the UK. Do you know the three core statements that were unanimously agreed?
