LGBT+ Inclusion & Allyship: Building Authentic, In-Touch Cultures
Move beyond performative inclusion. Explore the leadership behaviours and cultural strategies required to build authentically safe and high-performing environments for all LGBT+ employees and their families.
The Business Imperative for Authentic Inclusion
Creating a truly inclusive workplace for the LGBT+ community is not just a moral obligation; it is a strategic business imperative. When employees feel they must self-censor or hide their identity at work, engagement, trust, and psychological safety erode.
Roy Gluckman offers three focused keynotes that provide leaders and teams with the language, behavioural tools, and systemic strategies to move from passive acceptance to active, visible allyship. The goal is to build a culture where every employee feels seen, supported, and motivated to do their best work.
ERG and DEI Committees
Pride Month Celebrations
Org-wide
Select Your Focus: Three High-Impact Keynote Options
Option 1:
Foundational Literacy & Allyship.
Understanding is the first step toward inclusion. In this foundational, engaging, and accessible talk, the LGBTIQA+ acronym is unpacked, the history and significance of Pride is explored, and why language matters is broken down. Whether your team is new to these conversations or ready to deepen their awareness, this session creates space for learning, empathy, and reflection.
Key Outcome: Unpacking the LGBTIQA+ acronym and why language matters. The History and Reality of Pride. What True Allyship Looks Like.
Option 2:
Psychological Safety & Performance.
Safety at work should not be a privilege; it should be a given. This keynote explores how LGBTQIA+ people have long faced environments—both physical and psychological—where safety is not a given. This history shapes confidence, self-belief, and performance at work. The session unpacks the role of unconscious bias in workplace culture and shares practical strategies to build true inclusion and belonging.
Key Outcome: Understand how psychological safety affects LGBTQIA+ performance and confidence. Identify unconscious bias in workplace culture. Apply practical strategies to foster inclusion and belonging.
Option 3:
Family Support & Breaking Bias.
LGBTQIA+ families often face unique challenges, but also bring deep joy, resilience, and strength. This keynote explores the lived experiences of queer families —from navigating unconscious bias to raising and affirming LGBTQIA+ children. The session helps teams understand what allyship looks like for these families and how to better support parents, caregivers, and children alike.
Key Outcome: Understand the unique experiences of LGBTQIA+ families. Identify unconscious bias that impacts these families. Learn how to support and affirm LGBTQIA+ families and children.
Three Key Audience Takeaways
The talks provide the foundational knowledge necessary to move beyond confusion surrounding the evolving LGBTIQA+ acronym and identity. The goal is to establish essential cultural literacy, language mastery, and understanding of the history of Pride, enabling participants to engage confidently and correctly.
Shift from Confusion to Confidence
Translate Awareness into Active Allyship
The sessions are designed to move participants from passive acceptance to visible, actionable support. The aim is to equip leaders and teams with practical tools to identify unconscious bias and apply specific strategies to foster inclusion and break down barriers in daily workplace interactions.
Embed Psychological Safety and Belonging
he ultimate aim is to create workplace environments where safety is a given, not a privilege. By exploring how historical lack of safety shapes confidence and performance , the talks empower organisations to build true belonging where LGBT+ employees feel seen, supported, and safe to thrive.
This session can be delivered as a powerful keynote, an interactive leadership session, or a focused masterclass, depending on your needs:
Keynote: 45 - 60 minutes
Masterclass: 90 - 120 minutes
Training Workshop: 2+ hours
Delivery: Available both virtually and in-person.
