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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

Empowerment The process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights. Empowering ourselves to meet our needs is a cornerstone of self-care and personal growth; improving our wellbeing and quality of life. See: Achievement < Back to Glossary

TERF Acronym for Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist. TERFS are radical feminists who excludes the rights of transgender women from their advocacy of women's rights. TERFs often actively contribute to bigotry towards transgender people. < Back to Glossary

Identity The term identity itself was coined in the 1960’s and it was originally described as 'relating to the self'. Identity is often described as a construct. What that eludes to is that it’s made of different elements, characteristics, affiliations, and social roles. Elements or characteristics of identity would include race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, political affiliations, religious beliefs, profession, and so on. Some of these aspects we are born into, some we have learnt (behavioural), some we’ve chosen, and some even change over time. It's important to remember that identities are self-determined, and always intersectional. One identity does not exist on its own, but continuously overlaps with others. We are not single-identity beings, but multi-hyphenate individuals. It's also worth recognising that we’re not portraying the same identities in every situation. As members of a minority group, sometimes in public this is for safety and security. We can also choose to apply varying levels of importance on each of our identities in different environments. For example certain aspects might play out more with family Vs with friends Vs at work. See: Intersectionality. < Back to Glossary

Belonging Belonging is a fundamental part of being human: We need people and this need is hardwired into our brains. Belonging is, of course, that feeling of connectedness to a group or community. It’s the sense that you’re part of something. You feel attached, close and thoroughly accepted by your people. But belonging is more than just being part of a group. The notion of belonging, or social identity, is a central aspect of how we define who we are. We consider ourselves to be individuals but it is our membership of particular groups that is most important in constructing our own personal and unique sense of identity. < Back to Glossary

Mindfulness Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one's attention to the present-moment experience without evaluation, a skill one develops through meditation or other training. < Back to Glossary

(they/she) Paff Paff Evara is a Black Papuan Australian, queer & neurodivergent creator, speaker and activist. A natural storyteller, Paff went viral during lockdown, building an audience of over 110K people by empowering people to take up more space as their most authentic selves. Alongside their wife, Paff cofounded Take Up Space, a community and media company for diverse creators. Paff Evara 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) Mark Mark is an award-winning creative entrepreneur , writer, dancer, choreographer and speaker as well as the CEO and Founder of The Professional Storyteller, where he embraces the power of story to create a more inclusive world. As an independent disabled choreographer, Mark is determined to build a bridge between the main dance field and disability dance. As a speaker, he has addressed audiences at various institutions of higher learning, including Harvard, MIT, Rutgers, and NYU. As a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant and facilitator, he has spoken to corporate audiences virtually in the UK, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Israel, China, and India, just to name a few. Photo courtesy of Daniel D. Edwards | Clear Pathworks, LLC. Mark Travis Rivera 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