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Check out our newest blog post: "During a time when organizations are retracting support from the LGBTQIA+ community, it is our steadfast commitment to our mission that allows the YWCA to maintain unwavering dedication." 🧡 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eBVfgBfE

📢 Dive into DEI with our 101 DEI Foundations Bundle! Build understanding, address bias, support LGBTQIA+ community, and become an ally. Enroll now! #DEIFoundations #InclusionTraining https://hubs.li/Q01WqxNQ0

📢 Dive into DEI with our 101 DEI Foundations Bundle! Build understanding, address bias, support LGBTQIA+ community, and become an ally. Enroll now! #DEIFoundations #InclusionTraining https://hubs.li/Q01WqzyF0

📢 Dive into DEI with our 101 DEI Foundations Bundle! Build understanding, address bias, support LGBTQIA+ community, and become an ally. Enroll now! #DEIFoundations #InclusionTraining https://hubs.li/Q01WqFbK0

Lived Places Publishing have launched another critically important work in the Disability Studies collection led by Damian Mellifont PhD and Jennifer Smith-Merry and written by Wayne Herbert and Yenn Purkis: What can we learn from the lived experiences of Disabled people identifying as LGBTQIA+? Through a series of personal reflections, In Our Words follows the difficult journeys of a number of Queer and Disabled authors from coming out to arriving at a place of positive identity:https://lnkd.in/eE7MEKVi #publishing #teachingandlearning #libraries

This Pride Month, let's honor and support the LGBTQIA+ community as a vital step toward collective liberation. Here are a few tips to help you become a better ally. How will you put these tips into action? What additional tips do you have? Share your thoughts in the comments below!👇

I think there’s a misconception that DEI programs are only for Black people and the LGBT+ community. They are not. DEI programs support women. DEI programs support people with disabilities. DEI programs support veterans. DEI programs support people from underprivileged socioeconomic backgrounds. DEI programs support religious beliefs and interfaith engagement. DEI programs support parents. DEI programs support age-specific groups. DEI programs aren’t designed to make people feel bad for growing up with certain advantages. These programs exist to ensure everyone has an opportunity to participate regardless of the advantages they may or may not have. They serve more people than you might realize.

#QueerTWENTY by egomonk turns 4 this year. So, here are 4 #allyship lessons I picked up from the thousands of hours we've invested in spotlighting 80 LGBTQIA+ (and counting) role models for India. 💡 What's your act of allyship in 2024?