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Prejudice Prejudice can be an affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group membership. An unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc. When prejudice is put into action, this is discrimination. It would be unreasonable to say that anyone is completely free of internalised prejudices against others. It is our duty to recognise the prejudices we hold, and to question them. It is only when we begin to question our prejudices that we can begin to dismantle them effectively. See: Bias and Discrimination. < Back to Glossary

Altruism Altruism is the principle and moral practice of concern for the welfare and/or happiness of other human beings or animals. < Back to Glossary

(he/him) Darren Darren is a native Mancunian and is currently a director. producer, and choreographer. Darren has 23 years’ experience in fashion, theatre, TV and performing arts. He is the founder of Ghetto Fabulous , a QTIPOC dance collective that aims to excite, entertain, and have fun with the projects it embarks on, inspired by fashion, music, film, photography, and the ever-changing world. Darren is not afraid to explore the political and the personal. It let him to create Black Pride MCR , a yearly event for the QTBIPOC community that is fierce, flamboyant, and fabulous. Darren is also the Co-Artistic Director at Black Gold Arts , the UK’s only Queer People of Colour outside festival. One of the main objectives of Darren’s work is the economic advancement of the QTBIPOC community, and the other is to spread Joy. Darren Pritchard 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

Caste Caste is a type of hierarchy in which people are born into fixed social groups and while it is most well known as a feature of Indian society, caste systems exist across South Asia. Your caste can influence your occupation, who you can marry and how you are expected to interact with others and while the system originally just applied to Hindus it has since spread across all of Indian society. While it is now illegal to discriminate on the basis of caste in India, the caste system continues to exacerbate inequality, with members of lower castes being vastly underrepresented in education and formal employment. Caste based discrimination also exists amongst South Asian diaspora living in other countries. See: Kyriarchy, South Asian < Back to Glossary

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

Breathwork Breathwork is a New Age term for various ancient breathing practices in which the conscious control of breathing is said to influence a person's mental, emotional or physical state, with a claimed therapeutic effect. < Back to Glossary

Safe Space A place or environment in which a person or category of people can feel confident that they will not be exposed to discrimination, criticism, harassment, or any other emotional or physical harm. See: Belonging, Community and Psychological Safety. < Back to Glossary

Empathy The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. We often go through similar experiences, or have similar challenges. When we are going through a rough time, having someone in our corner who understands what we are going through can often be invaluable, and validates the challenges we are grappling with. Equally, receiving some form of acknowledgement from other people is important even if they haven't been through what you are going through - simply understanding something is tough can help colleagues, friends, and chosen family feel seen and supported. There are three types of empathy experts have identified: 1) Cognitive: empathy by thought only, not feelings. 2) Emotional: feeling the other person’s emotions. 3) Compassionate: feeling the other person’s pain and taking action to help. See: Compassion and Belonging < Back to Glossary

East Asian East Asian culture and heritage is typically associated with the region made up of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. < Back to Glossary

Visibility (See Representation) < Back to Glossary

Stonewall The Stonewall Riots were a series of protests that began in response to the raiding of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, on June 28 1969. The riots were a historic turning point for the Gay Liberation Movement and the first Pride marches were held on the one year anniversary of the riots. < Back to Glossary

(she/her) Nicole Nicole is a natural community builder who found her passion for collaboration early in her career as a paralegal. After working as a “master connector” at Omnicom Health Group, she created The Black Collective, Omnicom's first Black talent resource group, where she championed diversity and inclusivity. As Director of DE&I at RAPP , Nicole brings her aptitude for building equitable paths forward to success for all marginalized communities, ensuring that all voices are seen and heard. She's a passionate speaker on topics such as community building, leadership, workplace allyship, intersectionality, LGBTQ+ discrimination, mental health, well-being, body positivity, faith, self-empowerment, culture change, activism, parenting, and trauma. Nicole Simpson 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

Humanistic A person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity. < Back to Glossary

Ze/Zir Ze/Zir is one of the most widely used neopronouns. The first recorded us of them was by philosopher Richard Creel in 1997. < Back to Glossary

Gay Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 19th century, that meaning became increasingly common by the mid-20th century. < 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... 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

VAWG VAWG is an acronym for "Violence Against Women and Girls". This umbrella term covers domestic violence, homicide, sexual assault and harassment, honour-based abuse, stalking, coercion and controlling behaviour inflicted upon women and girls. VAWG is not limited to physical violence and has been shown to have long term impacts on the mental health of victims. See also: Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Misogyny, Transmisogyny < Back to Glossary

(she/they) Coco Coco is a black, queer, non-binary, multi-disciplinary creative artist, known for their creative writing, poetry, speaking and hosting engagements, and modeling work. They are also a proud cool mom and wife, and someone who has firsthand experience navigating life with ADHD. Coco is passionate about mental health activism and advocating for positive change within their communities. They curate creative writing workshops that explore and engage in mental health and well-being, and they speak on panels, host workshops, and tour to represent those who are underrepresented and marginalized. Coco is committed to breaking down negative stigmas and stereotypes, and providing a safe space for people from all over the world to connect, share their experiences, and feel understood and accepted. They believe in the power of creative expression to inspire change and foster community building. In addition to the topics mentioned earlier, Coco is also able to speak about self-empowerment and disability, as well as identity and culture change. Coco 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

Transandrophobia Discrimination against trans men and trans-masculine people. < Back to Glossary

Justice Social justice constitutes a form of activism, based on principles of equity and inclusion that encompasses a vision of society in which the distribution of resources is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure. Social justice involves social actors who have a sense of their own agency as well as a sense of social responsibility toward and with others. < Back to Glossary