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Pride & Beyond, a podcast by WE CREATE SPACE. A podcast series sharing valuable insights on a variety of intersectional topics that focus on the Queer Community and the experiences of Queer Leaders in the workplace.

(he/they) Ki Ki Griffin is a multidisciplinary performer, creative facilitator, and LGBTQIA+ inclusion advocate working across stage, screen, and beyond. With a foundation in acting and comedy, Ki brings authenticity, wit, and emotional depth to every project—whether performing, devising, or collaborating behind the scenes. Their work spans writing, directing, consulting, and facilitating spaces where creativity meets social impact. As a passionate advocate for representation and intersectionality, Ki is committed to reshaping the entertainment industry through storytelling that is bold, diverse, and deeply human. Notable roles include Ripley in Hollyoaks (1995-Present), Jax in Fitting In (2023) and Mouse Harrison in Billie The Kid Musical at The Vaudeville Theatre, London (2024) Ki Griffin 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

Chosen Family A family of choice, also known as chosen family, found family, kith and kin, or hānai family is a term that refers to a non-biologically related group of people established to provide ongoing social support. Unlike a "family of origin", a family of choice is based on chosen bonds, not biological ones. Chosen families are especially important to individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community as a form of connection, especially if being open and accepting of their identity means they have been ostracised by their biological family due to conservative beliefs. < Back to Glossary

(she/her) Izazkun Iza is a meditation teacher, a lifestyle coach and the founder of Sarana Wellness Center. Her passion lies in guiding individuals to their authentic selves, facilitating transformative journeys through the practices of self-love and positive habits. Join Iza on a path of self-discovery, where meditation, journaling and self love become the powerful tools for creating the life you dream of. Izazkun Pinson Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Finding Joy Amidst Pain | Queer Retreats Queer Journeys | Barry Brandon. Top 10 Training Programmes for Community Building & Leadership. 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) Olivia Olivia is a seasoned Human Resources professional with over 5 years of experience in the Fashion and Media industries. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to people, talent, learning and development, employee engagement, and Diversity & Inclusion. Olivia's expertise and passion have led her to specialise in the latter, helping organisations to create more inclusive workplaces. Recently, Olivia joined the Financial Times as a D&I Advisor, bringing her experience and insights to the team. Prior to that, she has worked at Farfetch and Condé Nast , where she led the Global LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group. Olivia's journey has been shaped by her own experiences, having left Italy in 2013 to move to the UK, where she could finally transition. As a proud trans woman, she is a powerful advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion and awareness in the workplace. Olivia Esposito Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Top 10 Training Programmes for Community Building & Wellbeing. WCS Awards | My Queer Leader Journey, with Kevin Hawkins. How men can #AccelerateAction this International Women's Day. 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

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ALL ARTICLES IDENTITY WELLBEING LEADERSHIP ALLYSHIP CASE STUDIES EVENTS Search WE CREATE SPACE Aug 26 ALLYSHIP Tackling Misogyny: Your Allyship Toolkit for Supporting Women. Learn key terms, approaches and strategies for being a better ally to women whether you're at work, in a social setting or wider society. WE CREATE SPACE Jul 12 WELLBEING Queer Journeys | Scott Sallée. We're back with another edition in our series of stories about the unexpected journeys Queer people we follow in search of ourselves, and... Dee Whitnell Jul 11 ALLYSHIP How to Challenge Nonbinaryphobia. For International Non-Binary Day, guest writer Dee Whitnell explores how nonbinaryphobia manifests across society and within the LGBTQ+... WE CREATE SPACE Jul 1 EVENTS Pink Carpet at WCS LGBTQ+ Awards 22.06.24 Check out these photos of our glamourous pink carpet guests at the inaugural WCS LGBTQ+ Awards at The Social Hub in Barcelona. This year... WE CREATE SPACE Jul 1 EVENTS Pride Gala | WCS LGBTQ+ Awards 22.06.24 Take a peek into our fabulous Pride Gala at The Social Hub in Barcelona, where we celebrated the winners the 2024 WCS LGBTQ+ Awards. WE CREATE SPACE Jul 1 EVENTS Winner's Dinner | WCS LGBTQ+ Awards 21.06.24 We brought our award winners together for an intimate evening to connect, network and inspire each other at LabTwentyTwo in Barcelona. WE CREATE SPACE Jun 25 LEADERSHIP WCS | Recognising 4 Years of Creating Space. Learn how We Create Space is improving the lives of LGBTQ+ people across the globe. WE CREATE SPACE Jun 17 LEADERSHIP WCS LGBTQ+ Awards 2024 | Introducing the Winners. Celebrating Queer Leaders across Spain who are using their platforms, profile and roles to drive change. Sayantani Chakravarty Jun 3 LEADERSHIP How Do Gender Stereotypes Impact Queer Leadership? How rigid ideas around gender hold back LGBTQIA+ people from becoming leaders in the workplace. WE CREATE SPACE Jun 3 ALLYSHIP Intersectional ERG Collaboration at Omnicom. Employees at Omnicom share how ERGs have supported their careers. WE CREATE SPACE May 30 IDENTITY Queer Journeys | David Kam. The story of David Kam, a movement facilitator and educator who grew up in Malaysia. WE CREATE SPACE May 16 IDENTITY Global Perspectives on LGBTQIA+ Discrimination. We speak to members of the WCS Collective about their experiences of being LGBTQ+ across the globe. WE CREATE SPACE May 6 CASE STUDIES WCS x Coventry City Council: LGBTQ+ Talent Development Programme. How we worked with CCC to influence change across the organisation. Neil Hudson-Basing May 6 WELLBEING My Queer Health Journey. Neil Hudson-Basing shares how he overcame his fear of exercise as a Queer person and how running supports his mental health. WE CREATE SPACE Apr 30 EVENTS Queer Women In Business Meet Up 24.04.24 Take a look into our latest Queer Women In Business event at WeWork Barcelona. Sevi Koppe Apr 22 LEADERSHIP Creating Space for Queer Women. The importance of creating intersectional spaces for Queer women to share their experiences. Tash Koster-Thomas Apr 22 IDENTITY Lesbian Visibility: Inclusion for Families Like Ours. The challenges of navigating pregnancy as a lesbian couple in a heteronormative world. Jon-Paul Vicari Apr 8 ALLYSHIP Prioritising Trans Allyship in our Queer Future. Jon-Paul Vicari appeals for LGB people to be better allies to the transgender community in a time of crisis. WE CREATE SPACE Apr 5 CASE STUDIES Queer Wellbeing: WCS>BCN. We share results from our series of free community wellbeing classes in Barcelona. WE CREATE SPACE Mar 31 IDENTITY Queer Journeys | Shimar Guyo. Hear the story of Shimar Guyo, a trans woman who moved from the Philippines to study and her search for Queer Community in Barcelona. Would you like to write for us? Get in touch. Please note we do not provide medical advice, but if you click here , you can find organisations in your area that will be able to help. If you need immediate help and support please contact The Samaritans (UK) . For worldwide information about where to talk to someone please visit befrienders.org .

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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... Queer Journeys | Shimar Guyo. Post not marked as liked Our Top 10 Transgender Training Programmes. Post not marked as liked Woman to Woman: Lessons from a Lesbian Executive. Post not marked as liked 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) Temi Temi is an Events and Project Coordinator at We Create Space . She is an events professional and has been working in different industries over the past 10 years. She also has a passion for TV/Film as a critic and content creator. Working with WCS allows Temi to support a company that aligns with her values and speaks out for marginalised communities. Temi Ayorinde Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Queer Journeys | Shimar Guyo. Post not marked as liked Our Top 10 Transgender Training Programmes. Post not marked as liked Woman to Woman: Lessons from a Lesbian Executive. Post not marked as liked 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/they) Jossy Jaycoff Jossy is a Visual Artist and LGBTQ+ Rights Activist with a special focus on Non-Binary Trans Identities. She is also a Communicator, Model, Writer, Actress and International Host promoting Queer culture from platforms such as Boiler Room, British Fashion Council, Resident Advisor, Primavera Sound and Soho House. She has worked with the Ministry of Equality of the Spanish Government to help development “La Ley Trans Estatal” (the Trans Law), one of only a few activists involved in this historic legislative change. Jossy is committed to taking spaces that are not created for gender variant people, along with the promotion and development of new legislatures. Jossy Jaycoff Angulo Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Queer Journeys | Shimar Guyo. Post not marked as liked Our Top 10 Transgender Training Programmes. Post not marked as liked Woman to Woman: Lessons from a Lesbian Executive. Post not marked as liked 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) Ajay Ajay is an award-winning social entrepreneur and artist who supports underrepresented young Londoners to access the creative sector. He delivers and designs programmes and consults businesses to embed diversity and inclusion at the core of their activities. Ajay has spoken at international summits on community building, creativity, and advocating for visibility and representation in the creative workforce. He is proud to have been showcased on platforms such as Westfield podcast ‘How I Got Here’ and BBC Radio Oxford for his work around Art Clubbers . As a Civic Futures Fellow, Ajay will take part in a collective learning and discovery experience with the Greater London Authority , focusing on the London Recovery Board’s missions to encourage collaboration and experimentation around the 9 recovery missions. Ajay's personal mission is to shine a limelight on individuals from BAME and LGBT+ intersections and the unique talent they bring to the creative sector. In 2020, he was featured by Pride In London as one of their 52 dynamic and thought-provoking LGBT+ visual artists. Ajay is passionate about recruitment, leadership, intersectionality, identity, culture change, community building, and activism. Ajay Pabial Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Queer Journeys | Shimar Guyo. Post not marked as liked Our Top 10 Transgender Training Programmes. Post not marked as liked Woman to Woman: Lessons from a Lesbian Executive. Post not marked as liked 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 Sergi Sergi, a former mathematician turned software engineer, currently serves as an Engineering Team Lead at Ocado Technology Barcelona. With a focus on creating a safe work environment, Sergi prioritizes the well-being of his team while ensuring that everyone's voice is heard. In addition to his work in software engineering, Sergi is passionate about sharing his love of mathematics with others, and often delivers engaging presentations on topics such as probability and the sizes of infinity to diverse audiences, including high school students. Furthermore, Sergi spearheads the internal Lunch & Learn sessions at Ocado Technology Barcelona, fostering a platform for colleagues to share their knowledge and learn from one another in a safe and supportive space. Sergi Alberola Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Queer Journeys | Shimar Guyo. Post not marked as liked Our Top 10 Transgender Training Programmes. Post not marked as liked Woman to Woman: Lessons from a Lesbian Executive. Post not marked as liked 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/dey) Jess Jess Brough is a writer, producer, and academic from South London. Jess is a writer of science fiction and poetry and the Founder and Director of Fringe of Colour – an Edinburgh-based multi-award-winning arts initiative for Black people and People of Colour at arts festivals in Scotland and beyond. Jess completed a PhD in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, with a thesis on social biases in language production and comprehension, and now lives in Barcelona. Jess Brough Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Queer Journeys | Shimar Guyo. Post not marked as liked Our Top 10 Transgender Training Programmes. Post not marked as liked Woman to Woman: Lessons from a Lesbian Executive. Post not marked as liked 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) Khatoun Khatoun is a queer woman with Syrian roots, who was born in Germany but now calls the city of Barcelona home. She is a certified Coach, Training Expert, Moderator & Facilitator with a strong focus on DEI. Khatoun is knowledgeable on a range of topics including Anti-Racism, Leadership, Intersectionality, Faith, Self-empowerment and Culture Change. Khatoun Abdmasih Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Queer Journeys | Shimar Guyo. Post not marked as liked Our Top 10 Transgender Training Programmes. Post not marked as liked Woman to Woman: Lessons from a Lesbian Executive. Post not marked as liked 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) Stewart Stewart is the award-winning Founder and CEO of OUTpatients (formerly Live Through This), the UK's LGBTIQ+ cancer charity. Their personal experience with cancer and the healthcare system has driven them to establish a patient-led organization focused on enhancing the representation, information, and support available to the LGBTIQ+ community affected by cancer. As an expert in both cancer care and LGBTIQ+ advocacy, Stewart speaks passionately about the intersectionality of these two fields. They emphasize the importance of understanding the unique challenges faced by LGBTIQ+ people in the healthcare system, particularly when it comes to accessing adequate care and overcoming discriminatory practices. Stewart also discusses the role of promoting inclusivity in cancer care, as well as the importance of leadership in driving systemic change towards equitable healthcare for all. Stewart O'Callaghan Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Queer Journeys | Shimar Guyo. Post not marked as liked Our Top 10 Transgender Training Programmes. Post not marked as liked Woman to Woman: Lessons from a Lesbian Executive. Post not marked as liked 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) Zach Zach is an executive coach, facilitator, and leadership development specialist with over a decade of professional experience working for major brands all over the world (such as Bloomingdale's and Bloomberg ). Now based in the US and running his own consultancy, XYZ Leadership , he brings that spirit of teamwork, communication, and curiosity to leaders every day - whether it's individuals finding their own voice or managing massive change efforts across an organization. In 2018, Zach won the RAHM LGBT Leadership Contest in London and is passionate about helping others in the queer space gain the tools to make an impact in their worlds. Zach Ames Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Queer Journeys | Shimar Guyo. Post not marked as liked Our Top 10 Transgender Training Programmes. Post not marked as liked Woman to Woman: Lessons from a Lesbian Executive. Post not marked as liked 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