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(he/they) Burak Burak believes that the essence of healing lies in cultivating a sense of safety. As a queer individual, he strives to create spaces that are safe and inclusive. Burak facilitates Queer Sharing Circles under the banner of "Healing Queers" . They also provide private Sound Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Sessions as well as group sound baths and sharing circles. Burak is currently undergoing training in Clinical Sexology and Relationship Therapy in the UK. Burak Bilen Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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

AFAB / AMAB Acronyms for: Assigned Female at Birth Assigned Male at Birth < Back to Glossary

(he/him) Fabian Fabian is an international Yoga Teacher (500h) and Nike Trainer based in Barcelona who loves inspiring his students with the power of movement, breath and mindfulness, be it with a powerful and sweaty flow or a restorative and meditative one. Fabian Domenech Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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

Male Privilege Male privilege is the system of advantages or rights that are available to men solely on the basis of their sex or gender. A man's access to these benefits may vary depending on how closely they match their society's ideal masculine norm. < Back to Glossary

HIV Stigma HIV stigma is negative attitudes and beliefs about people with HIV. It is the prejudice that comes with labeling an individual as part of a group that is believed to be socially unacceptable. < Back to Glossary

Third Gender Third genders are social categories that exist in cultures which recognise genders outside of just men and women. The Mahu, Hijra and Fa'afafine are all examples of third genders. < Back to Glossary

Self Compassion Compassion involves allowing ourselves to be moved by suffering, and experiencing the motivation to help alleviate and prevent it. An act of compassion is typically defined by its helpfulness. Qualities of compassion are patience and wisdom; kindness and perseverance; warmth and resolve. Self-compassion on the other hand is extending compassion to one's self in instances of perceived inadequacy, failure, or general suffering. Research indicates that self-compassionate individuals experience greater psychological health than those who lack self-compassion. It is associated with a lower tendency for self-criticism, depression, anxiety, rumination, thought suppression, perfectionism, and disordered eating attitudes. It's worth noting that self-compassion is different than self-esteem; which is more of a subjective emotional evaluation of the self. < Back to Glossary

Culture 1. The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. 2. The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society. Both of these definitions are inextricably rooted to our all of the different aspects which make up our identities. Queer Culture has contributed significantly to our society in the past, and still continues to today, allowing those who may be different to come together and be heard. < Back to Glossary

(they/them) Char Char is a Black, queer, non-binary and neurodivergent person of Antiguan and Jamaican heritage. They live with late-diagnosed ADHD and long-term mental health battles and shares their lived experience at the intersection of all these things to drive conversation, curiosity, and authentic connection between people. Professionally, Char works in DEI in the legal sector, channelling their special interest in all things equity, inclusion, accessibility, and social justice into the corporate environment. They carry the DEI torch with a long-term mission to bring social awareness, education, and humanity into corporate spaces. Char believes in the power of safe storytelling to centre real people in conversations about equity, inclusion and belonging. Char Erskine Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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

BIPOC Stands for Black, Indigenous, and people of colour. Pronounced “bye-pock,” this is a term specific to the United States, intended to centre the experiences of Black and Indigenous groups and demonstrate solidarity between communities of colour. < Back to Glossary

(she/her) Lotus Lotus is on a life long mission to create environments and systems where underrepresented groups can equally learn, grow and thrive. After graduating her M.Sc . in Business Psychology Lotus has leveraged her skills to do good by joining or founding the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Teams at the HeadQuarters of different Tech Companies in London, Barcelona. She is now CEO & Founder of The INK - DEI Agency, supporting companies globally to build a permanent inclusive and equitable workplace - like INK on paper. Lotus Smits Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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

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

Intersex An umbrella term used to describe a person who is born with a physiological or biological variation in their sex development. Their body may not fit some stereotypical ideas of what we are taught about female and male bodies. < Back to Glossary

Monolithic 1. An organisation, system or society that is referred to as monolithic is resistant to change and often applies a single set of customs, norms, and values. 2. When referring to a social group as monolithic, one assumes this group of people are all the same, or having the same experience. However, this assumption can be harmful and predominantly inaccurate, as it doesn't account for intersectional identities and individual experiences. < Back to Glossary

Systems of Oppression The foundational power structures and value systems of our society that govern which groups oppress and marginalise other groups. People whose identities fall outside of a society's given norm tend to be targeted by systems of oppression. Examples of systems of oppression include sexism, racism, cisheterosexism, ableism, classism. See: Hierarchy, Elected Official and Kyriarchy. < Back to Glossary

(he/him) Tadhg Tadhg is an entrepreneur, advocate, and former international footballer, with a background in international law, nonprofit leadership, and tech for good. He is the Founder & CEO of Shane Collective, a tech startup empowering the global LGBTQ+ community through dedicated, inclusive technology. An Irish-German transgender man raised in Cameroon and France, he brings a diverse global perspective to his work. He co-founded a humanitarian NGO, co-created the AMOS Women’s French Cup, and served on the board of TENI (Transgender Equality Network Ireland). He also spent five years in B2B tech sales at Twilio where he excelled as a social impact specialist and co-led the Global LGBTQ+ ERG. Tadhg Mac Mahon Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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) Zacha Zacha is a Somatic Movement Therapist and Tamalpa Life/Art Process® Practitioner. In search of respite from years of debilitating chronic pain and body dysphoria, Zacha discovered Somatic Movement Therapy to learn more about his body and answer questions doctors and mental health providers could not provide. Profoundly impacted by his professional somatic training and personal healing process, Zacha compiles ten years of somatic research in his teachings to inquire more into where our words do not touch. He facilitates classes and holds one-to-one coaching sessions online that focus on developing body-based self-care routines for LGBTQ+ people. Zacha Belok Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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

Whorephobia Discrimination towards sex workers. < Back to Glossary

she/her Lisa Marie Lisa, a queer Wellbeing Coordinator and Personal Development Coach, has spent over 25 years working as a Production Designer in film and TV, designing shows for domestic and international streaming services and filming all around the world. Combining her professional management and leadership experience with a passion for better supporting the humans at the heart of teamwork, Lisa transitioned her career into the field of wellbeing and mental health, advocating for Nonviolent Communication. She can speak about language and terminology, leadership, mental health, wellbeing, and self-empowerment. Lisa Marie Hall Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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

Confidence Confidence comes from a Latin word 'fidere' which means "to trust"; therefore, having self-confidence is having trust in one's self. The concept of self-confidence is commonly defined as self-assurance in one's personal judgment, ability, power, etc. Self-confidence involves a positive belief that in the future, one can generally accomplish what one wishes to do. Self-confidence is not the same as self-esteem, which is an evaluation of one's own worth, whereas self-confidence is more specifically trust in one's ability to achieve some goal. Many LGBTQ+ people lack confidence because of ingrained and internalised beliefs, often instilled from childhood. See: Affirmation & Belief. < Back to Glossary