Michael Collins, Chief of Staff to the Chief Diversity Officer at Google, joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to talk about the experiences of LGBTQ professionals in the workplace; the intersectionality of sexual orientation, race and gender; how companies can create safe workspaces for LGBTQ employees and more.

In this Episode

• About Michael Collins
• Did you know…? Data about LGBTQ professionals
• Stories of the lived experiences of Black gay men in the workplace
• Why many LGBTQ people of color feel an overwhelming pressure to excel professionally
• How Google supports its LGBTQ employees
• Why the LGBTQ community has reclaimed the term “queer”
• The role and importance of intersectionality in the LGBTQ community
• Opportunities for increased LGBTQ inclusion in communities of color and by those who identify as cisgender
• The rise in Black and Brown trans advocacy
• Three tips for how companies can create safe spaces for LGBTQ employees

Resources

• Michael Collins
• Dr. Vanessa Weaver
• Google
• Alignment Strategies
• A Workplace Divided: Understanding the Climate for LGBTQ Workers Nationwide
• Movement Advancement Project Nondiscrimination Laws
• LaSaia Wade
• Intersectionality

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