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Minority A minority group, by its original definition, refers to a group of people whose practices, race, religion, ethnicity, or other characteristics are fewer in numbers than the dominant group. < Back to Glossary

(she/her) Chloë Chloë is an award winning founder, creative, dynamic social impact consultant, chef, and entrepreneur who has dedicated much of her 20+ year career campaigning for inclusion and equality in all spaces, whether in-house at agency level, corporate organisations or through wider community engagement. She was a ADCOLOR 2024 Rockstar of the Year Nominee, Advertising Week Europe 2024 The Future is Female Winner and named on the 2024 Campaign Magazine UK A-list. In April 2023 she founded ‘It Takes A Village Collective’ - a global hub for Black women in advertising, media, marketing and comms whose mission is to ensure that 1 in 5 people in adland will be a Black woman by 2028. Chloë Davies Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/him) Luca Luca is an Italian public speaker, author, and facilitator, who has been living in Barcelona since 2006. After two decades in the corporate business sector, he shifted his focus to academia and consultancy, blending the analytical perspective of engineering with humanities-driven soft skills. In 2016, he joined BCN Pride Toastmasters, a queer-inclusive community, where he has delivered over 100 speeches, moderated panels, and organized events. He is passionate about piano playing, storytelling, and the power of beauty. His keywords are: creativity, innovation, and strategic planning. Luca Magagni Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(they/them) Raven Raven is a transformational life coach based in the UK, and a passionate believer in the innate brilliance of every human being. They work with storytelling and creativity to empower people to rewrite the stories around and within them, so they can live life courageously and on purpose. Endlessly curious, and fascinated by the overlap between the stories we tell ourselves and the stories that society tells us, Raven loves to bring people together and build community connections that make us all stronger. Alongside 20+ years of experience in community arts events, mentoring and networking, they are also a textile artist, parent, forest bathing guide, qualified life coach, caterer, and NHS worker, and founder of Genderqueer Brunch - a trans peer support meet up in Sheffield. Raven Nielsen Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Gender Gender refers to the range of socially-constructed characteristics and behaviours pertaining to femininity and masculinity, with particular reference to social and cultural differences between groups of people rather than biological ones. < Back to Glossary

(he/him) Anick Anick is a multidisciplinary Creative Consultant, Writer, and Researcher. Anick has a strong focus on human rights, he combines his extensive expertise with a deep passion for creating captivating content. He is the co-founder of intersex-led charity InterconnectedUK, and he actively works towards positive change for those living with uncommon variations in their sex development. Anick is dedicated to celebrating diversity, sparking the imagination, and fostering greater understanding through storytelling. With a degree in Law, and further studies in Social Work, Childhood, Children's Rights, and Psychology, Anick also has an extensive background encompassing media, education, and nonprofits. Anick Soni Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Sara Sara has over 8 years of experience in the Tech Recruitment sector across the EU, managing Talent Selection Teams. After her successful stint in the corporate world, she decided to embark on an entrepreneurship adventure with two talented women. Together, they founded TRech International - a Global Training Incubator for Recruitment, where Sara currently serves as the Learning & Development Partner. With her wealth of experience and expertise, Sara is committed to creating a unique learning experience that helps individuals and organizations thrive in the recruitment industry. Sara Alvarez Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

T4T Initialism standing for Trans for Trans. Referring to trans people who date other trans people, but also used to describe inter-community solidarity between transgender people. < Back to Glossary

Intersectionality Coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, Intersectionality originally applied to her studies around the compounded disadvantage Women of Colour faced during the American Civil Rights Movement. Now being used more widely as an analytical framework for understanding how aspects of a person's social and political identities compound to create different layers of discrimination and privilege. Intersectionality identifies multiple factors of advantage and disadvantage across different characteristics such as Race, Class, Sexuality, Marital Status, Disability, Gender, Faith etc. See: Identity. < Back to Glossary

ENM (Ethical Non-Monogamy) ENM is an umbrella term for romantic relationships that are not exclusive between two people. Ethical Non-Monogamy must have the consent of all parties involved and communication of expectations and boundaries is essential. < Back to Glossary

Anti-Racism Anti-racism encompasses a range of ideas and political actions which are meant to counter racial prejudice, systemic racism, and the oppression of specific racial groups. It is important that we all practice Anti-Racism within the Queer Community, as many of the biggest changemakers who have helped afford us the civil rights we have today, have been People of Colour. < Back to Glossary

Power Dynamics A "power dynamic" is the way different people or different groups of people interact with each other and where one of these sides is more powerful than the other one. < Back to Glossary

(he/they) Christopher Christopher, author of 'Visible Justice: An LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Handbook' , holds a PhD from Anglia Ruskin Universit y, Cambridge, and is an expert in intersectional systemic oppression. He has presented at more than a dozen international conferences and has published articles on topics such as intersectionality, cognitive theories of identity, feminist revisionism, the history of social change, and queer resistance. With a wealth of experience in developing and implementing queer liberation programming, training, and consultations across Greater Manchester, Dr. Owen now serves as the Inclusivity Development Manager at Manchester Pride , where he delivers their intersectional LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion program, the All Equals Charter . Christopher Owen Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Caroline Caroline is a Polish-German advocate for gender equality, inclusion, and intersectional feminism. With an academic background in Gender Studies and International Business Administration, her practical expertise in this field cover diversity management, project management and international cooperation. Her experiences range from the private and NGO-sector to international institutions such as UN Women. Caroline Gansdorfer Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Conversion Therapy Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms. Conversion therapy is still legal in more than half of the world, and campaigners are still fighting everyday to ensure people are free to express themselves any way they wish, and be attracted to anyone they like. No one should try and be forced to be someone they're not. As a community, we should stand up and strongly denounce the legality of this practice that has severe effects on the wellbeing of those who are subjected to it. < Back to Glossary

(she/her) Nicky Nicky is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and media commentator whose ventures are shaped by her lived experiences of love, loss, recovery, and reinvention. Widowed in 2020 after 16 years of marriage, Nicky has since reclaimed her bisexual identity, speaking openly about the erasure many bi people face and the importance of midlife visibility. With raw honesty and humour, she challenges stereotypes, celebrates fluidity, and inspires others to embrace identity without labels. A passionate advocate for representation, Nicky’s story resonates across LGBTQ+, women’s, and wider wellbeing communities. Nicky Wake Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/him) Marc Marc is a renowned creative activist, health promotion specialist, and podcaster with a wealth of experience in HIV activism and education. His own diagnosis in 1986 spurred him to create and develop various movements, groups, and interventions for Black, queer, and HIV communities over the past 30 years. With an unwavering commitment to the cause, Marc currently serves as the co-director of The Love Tank , a not-for-profit organization that strives to promote the health and wellbeing of underserved communities through campaigning, education, advocacy, and research. Marc Thompson Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(they/them) Keri Keri is the founder of AFFIRMATION= which works to help businesses create safe and inclusive spaces. As part of this they offer professional education and business tools that advocate, respect, and support the well-being of everybody through a human first approach. Keri has experienced a lifetime of discrimination and is now on a mission to help companies and individuals who are committed to making a more conscious effort to practice gender awareness and inclusivity. Keri Blue Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Discrimination Discrimination is something that members of the Queer Community, and those who have other marginalised identities are still subject to everyday - this means prejudices are enacted upon, and queer people are often seen struggling with less access to opportunity as well as victims of negative attitudes by others that can result in abuse and unequal power dynamics. < Back to Glossary

Minority Stress Minority stress describes high levels of stress faced by members of stigmatised minority or marginalised groups. It may be caused by a number of factors, including poor social support, low socioeconomic status, social stigma, prejudice and discrimination. See: Intersectionality and Stress. < Back to Glossary