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Community A community is typically a social unit with commonality - such as place, religion, values, or identity. Communities may exist physically, or in virtual spaces through digital communication platforms. People tend to look to their communities for three things: a sense of security, human connections and a feeling of belonging. When we refer to the LGBTQ+ community we're generally referring to a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer individuals united by a common culture and social movements. There really is no single LGBTQ+ community, rather a very diverse group population of genders and sexualities that come from all racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds. What we do see however are smaller communities that exist and emerge under the LGBTQ+ umbrella, where individuals more easily connect with others who share the same values, interests or mission. < Back to Glossary

(she/her) Sophie Sophie Edwards is a transgender voice feminization coach. Having feminized her own voice after beginning transition in 2018, Sophie developed her own protocol for voice feminization, which she now offers to others. Clients describe Sophie as knowledgeable, calm, patient, and understanding. Having experienced the sting of gender dysphoria herself, Sophie offer simple, practical exercises. A lifelong entrepreneur, Sophie is the co-founder of Cloud Surfing Media, a digital marketing and SEO agency. She is also the creator of We Have Always Existed, a YouTube series that explores the wealth of stories about transgender history in the ancient Mediterranean. Sophie Edwards 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

(no pronouns) Andrea Andrea is an AI Engineer and Automation & Process Optimization expert based in Barcelona, Spain. Passionate about technology and education, Andrea has a diverse background in Web development, working with the FAO and Gluecharm. As a Solutions Engineer at Gluecharm, Andrea specializes in AI-powered business strategies and coaching, empowering individuals to navigate AI confidently. A polyglot fluent in seven languages, Andrea thrives on collaboration, innovation, and fostering growth within teams. Andrea Cortes 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

Social Barriers Primarily used to describe the barriers Disabled people face - in education, employment and wider society, including inaccessible environments, prejudice and discrimination, communication barriers and financial barriers. This does not mean to say that those from other marginalised groups cannot face social barriers, for example, if they feel ostracised from groups because of their differences, or because they lack common interests. < Back to Glossary

(she/they) Emily Emily Garside is a Queer writer, presenter, DEI consultant, and LGBTQ+ educator. Beginning with a PhD on theatrical responses to the AIDS crisis and the evolution of LGBTQ theatre, she has since expanded her work into Queer cultural history, including writing books on TV, Film and Welsh Queer History. Since leaving academia, Emily has worked with organisations like Bishopsgate Insitute and London Playwrights to share Queer history and culture. They also work to develop diversity and inclusion in my other passions: Ice Hockey and Figure skating. As an Asexual, non-binary, neurodivergent person, they combine lived expertise with research and knowledge to educate— and occasionally entertain. Emily Garside 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

Refugee Someone who has had to leave their home country due to war or for fear of persecution. < Back to Glossary

(they/them) Max Max is a dynamic public speaker, trainer, and creative practitioner who is dedicated to fostering inclusive environments. As a sign language interpreter, audio describer, and access consultant, they have a wealth of experience in improving accessibility and breaking down barriers. Max is an advocate for disability rights and is proudly queer and autistic. They are committed to promoting intersectional inclusion and dismantling all forms of discrimination, including LGBTQ+ discrimination. Max is a leader in workplace allyship and is an expert in language and terminology. They are also a powerful advocate for mental health and well-being, identity, and self-empowerment. In addition, Max is an experienced community builder and activist who is passionate about culture change and building a more equitable society for all. Max Marchewicz 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

(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... 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

Guilt Guilt arises when we think we have done damage to something, or to someone else. Many LGBTQ+ people carry this weighted fear of putting our family's reputation and/or safety in jeopardy, dishonouring cultural and religious values, or failing to meet a caregivers' expectations, etc.. This feeling also impacts the way we see ourselves and communicate with others - whether this be in social or professional settings - and often reinforces (internalised) shame. See: Shame, Perfectionism, Courageous Communication, Coming Out and Family. < 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... 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

Body Dysmorphia Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), or body dysmorphia, is a mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about flaws in their appearance. These flaws are often unnoticeable to others. People of any age can have BDD, but it's most common in teenagers and young adults. This is especially present in the Queer community due to the precedent of archetypes which means we are easily comparing our bodies to the bodies of others. See: Archetypes. < Back to Glossary

(they/them) Polo Polo is a queer, non-binary person navigating the intersection of activism and corporate culture. With years of experience as a queer community builder in their area of Canada, Polo is focused on bringing the same enthusiasm and support to the workplace as an out(-spoken) agender/non-binary person. Originally from a small island in the UK, Polo now resides outside of Toronto with their wife and many animal companions. In their down time, Polo channels their passion for language and literature by learning new languages and devouring countless books. Additionally, Polo is an experienced speaker and can provide valuable insights on topics such as language and terminology, workplace allyship, LGBTQ+ discrimination, identity, and culture change. Polo Lonergan 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

Chromosome Mosaic When someone has two or more sets of cells that differ genetically from one another. Intersex people possess chromosomal mosaics. < Back to Glossary

Carceral Feminism A critical term for strains of feminism which advocate for increased prison sentences. Carceral feminism views imprisonment as a useful tool for achieving feminist aims without considering wider issues of the prison industrial complex. < Back to Glossary

Belief "Core beliefs" can refer to one's personal values and ideologies in life, a lot of which can be based upon society or those of whom are close to us. However, beliefs also refer to what we think is true about ourselves. For example, as Queer people or folks from historically marginalised backgrounds, we often grow up applying meaning to certain parts of our identity. Internalised beliefs can have a massive effect on our self-esteem, how we view ourselves, our wellbeing, and ultimately our ability to reach our full potential. In order for us to remove these internal barriers it is important that we check in regularly with ourselves, and question the validity of our own beliefs. < Back to Glossary

Thrive To thrive is to live in your full potential, flourishing into the happiest version of yourself. This doesn't mean life will be without it's challenges, it simply means that you'll have the means and capacity to grow, develop and prosper. To thrive we need support, community, love, safety and purpose. (See Self-actualisation) < Back to Glossary

Journaling Journaling can help you make sense of how you're feeling about a certain person or situation that is troubling or inspiring you. It can also help you understand your triggers. The process of writing down your thoughts as honestly and with as little judgment as possible allows for self-discovery. < Back to Glossary

(they/she/he) Jordan Jordan Reeves is a queer trans nonbinary storyteller, strategist, and speaker with 15+ years of experience driving impact through media, education, and advocacy. They helped launch TED-Ed, founded the LGBTQ+ nonprofit VideoOut, and have led national campaigns in 36 states, partnering with brands like Google, Hulu, and Airbnb. Jordan’s work bridges equity, spirituality, and story — creating space for authentic expression and deep connection across lines of difference. Jordan Reeves 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

(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... 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

(they/she) Hannah Hannah is a Queer, Disabled, Colombian-Pakistani Art Director, graphic designer, illustrator, and writer, born and raised in the United Arab Emirates. They are currently based in Barcelona, after a 5 year stay in New York City where they pursued a BFA in Illustration and a BA in Cultural & Media Studies, focusing on understanding and exploring how Gender, Racial Identity, and Disability are socially constructed. Combining their theoretical interests with their art and design practice, the majority of Hannah’s visual and written work touches on sociopolitical themes, specifically chronic illness and disability, cultural and gender identity, and the bodymind, through their lived and learnt experiences. Hannah uses their social media platforms to disseminate information on Disability Justice movements and their intersections with Queer Liberation and Decolonial movements. Hannah Nishat Botero 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