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Banking can be stressful for LGBTQ people. It can be hard to tell whether a bank will discriminate against same-gender couples, misgender trans customers, or make the name-changing process difficult. Along with Sophia Acevedo, I've written about what LGBTQ people should look for when choosing a new bank to make sure their banking experience is smooth. Many thanks to Brian Thompson, JD, CFP® and Leo Aquino for lending their expert guidance to this article! “Asking people around you is really the best way to learn about how certain banks or certain organizations treat LGBTQ people,” says Thompson. “Making things gender neutral and not assuming that everyone is in a heteronormative relationship when it comes to dealing with banking, that’s the baseline” of what banks should do when working with LGBTQ customers, says Aquino. Read the full article on Business Insider: https://lnkd.in/gRY_YeHY #personalfinance #banking #LGBTQ

LGBTQ individuals can face unique obstacles when it comes to making financial decisions, so we chatted with Addition Financial Credit Union and Climate First Bank to get some advice on how to go about picking the right financial institution. Tips on how to pick an LGBTQ -supportive financial institution

LGBTQ small businesses can drive awareness and success to their companies with these 5 resources: https://bit.ly/3operD2

We had some issues with the previous post, so re-sharing to bring back to the top of your timelines. First of its kind LGBTQ Financial and Credit Health data study between Experian and Out & Equal. If you identify as LGBTQ please take the survey and like, comment and share this post. Allys please help amplify, like, comment and share. #experian #outandequal #financialpowerforall #representationmatters #visibilitymatters #uniquelyexperian #experianlife #lgbtqcommunity #financialwellness

Not sure if your efforts are having the impact you need to see and feel in your workplace? Perhaps it is time to refocus. Our inclusion insight audits give you a temperature check and identify activities that aren't having an impact as well as opportunities to get the real return on inclusion. #InclusionWithImpact #ReturnOnInclusion

Linea Solutions respects, values, and celebrates our LGBTQIA colleagues and community. When we made this post last year, there were 491 pieces of anti-LGBTQIA legislation pending across the U.S. and now there are 515 bills pending. The attacks on this community cannot be ignored, and support is needed now more than ever. Here are some ways you can support the LGBTQIA community: - Educate yourself and others: Take the time to learn about LGBTQIA history, issues, and experiences. Share your knowledge with friends, family, and colleagues. - Use Inclusive Language: Be mindful of the language you use. Share your pronouns in your email signature and wherever else you can to help reduce the risk of misgendering. You can learn more about why that’s important by reading the article linked below. - Support LGBTQIA businesses: Purchase from businesses owned by LGBTQIA individuals or those that support those causes. - Listen and Learn: Listen to the experiences of LGBTQIA individuals without judgment. Acknowledge their stories and learn from them. - Donate to LGBTQIA organizations: Contribute to organizations that advocate for LGBTQIA rights and provide support services. - Challenge Discrimination: Stand up against homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of discrimination whenever you encounter them. - Attend a Pride event: Despite this pending legislation and other attacks on the community, it’s still important to celebrate all of the progress that’s been made and celebrate the LGBTQIA community. Look up and attend a local Pride event near you! https://lnkd.in/gsQ7AhFm.

The first thing on my news feed on Friday morning was a story about a 90 year old charity volunteer being dismissed because she’d asked for an explanation about pronouns. She’d been deemed to be transphobic and not aligning with the charity’s values. A charity she had supported for 60 years. The first news story I read when I sat down on the train home at the end of the day was the result of the court case between Dr Shahrar Ali and The Green Party. Regardless of your views on either of these stories, they are both examples of how efforts to be inclusive have led to exclusion. When belonging really isn’t about everyone. In my work people often tell me that inclusion isn’t about them, even when there is visibility (events, campaigns) and when they recognise the value of work on inclusion. And it makes me wonder if there is a new ‘class’ system emerging. Only people with the ‘VIP’ ticket get to belong, and I am not talking specifically about gender identity and sex realism, it just so happens that the bookends of my working day were connected to that topic. At our Disrupting Diversity event on Friday (between these two news stories) I asked people what they would put in the bin when it comes to current approaches to work on E D & I. What do we need to stop so that we can start work that has a more effective impact at removing barriers for people? In a group that disagreed well about a range of topics I’d say there was a consensus across the room that one of the top things people want to put in the bin was equality silos and identity politics. I have always said that an approach that plays characteristics against each other is like a game of Top Trumps™ but one where no one can win, so I wasn’t surprised to see this emerge as an issue. I’ll share more about the outputs from Friday in due course, but what would you like stopped so that action that makes a real difference could start? #ReturnOnInclusion #InclusionWithImpact #LeadingWithKindness

Diversity equity and inclusion. The heading for me is a bit of an oxymoron, inclusion, equity? Society has never been inclusive or equal. Living in a country that initiated equity protocols for employment, after apartheid, they were hoping to increase the race quotas. instead we saw the wholesale dismissal of older white men and the loss of huge amounts of IP Was it equity or reverse racism? Let's look at this realistically. When I last checked, the trans community consisted of 5% of the population, also, when I speak of the trans community, I don't include those that identify as gay or lesbian, so the numbers are probably smaller. Women make up 51% of the population, men 49%. we can further break this down into race, 2.5% Indian, 8.4% white, 8.8% coloured 80.2% black. What's happened? Well 60% of the population is unemployed, many are uneducated, some have degrees and the majority of them are youth, 62%, women 36%, and 33% men. What happened to the gender equity? Homeless! There's between 100 and 200 000 homeless in South Africa, and 88% are men, that is a staggering 132000 men living on the streets. Tell these mostly black men that they're included. So what's my point? IT'S NOT WORKING. Simply put all these programmes to diversify, include and be equitable are not working, simple as that. One cannot legislate people too like someone, in this case a gender identity. You cannot simply, by passing a law or a rule, force people to accept someone that is different. What's more than that, we are forsaking mental health in an effort to make someone that is struggling to feel included. Say what you want, gender identity issues are not normal, they are an issue that children go through that can be attributed to so many different problems, sexual abuse, bullying, parents that wanted a son instead of a daughter, and much much more. There are issues that impact gender identity that we've not even explored yet. The most overriding issue is this. As a society, we are not even inclusive of the basic genders, we still don't allow boys to talk about their sexual abuse, we have turned on middle aged men like a pack of rabid dogs, we can't even as a basic courtesy, accept those that identify as gay or lesbian. Norah Vincent is proof of this. If we can't even be inclusive of men, women, gay and lesbian, how on earth are we going to convince people to be inclusive of the rest. As a man who was sidelined because I was a victim of sexual abuse, I sit on the periphery and ask, if you're not even prepared to hear my voice, my story, my pain, why would I be prepared to hear others? We need to Change DEI into, Discovery. Empathy And Inclusion. Let's Discover what others have been through Let's have Empathy with what they've endured. Let's include them Regardless the outcome.

🌈💰🌟 Experian and Out & Equal are embarking on a groundbreaking credit data study for LGBTQ consumers, and we need YOU! 🏦📊 Traditional lending data often overlooks LGBTQ needs, leaving financial gaps and inequities. Let's change that! Participate in this study to empower the LGBTQ community financially. 💪 📝 Help us understand the overall credit health of LGBTQ participants and reveal areas of success and inequity. Together, we'll create programs and resources to improve credit health and awareness for LGBTQ consumers. 🎁 As a thank you, participants who complete the survey will gain access to Experian’s credit monitoring services and your monthly FICO score—essential ingredients in building a strong financial foundation for you and your community to thrive. 🏠💸 Take the survey! Share with your organization’s ERG and community. Together, let’s deliver greater financial empowerment to the LGBTQ community! 🌈🤝 🔗Experian.com/unstoppable * As a leading information services company, some of Experian’s chief priorities include protecting and ensuring the accuracy of consumer information. The integrity of our data is critical and aligns with efforts to advocate for financial inclusion for everyone.  #QueerMoneyMatters #FinancialEmpowerment #CreditDataStudy #LGBTQCommunity #InclusiveFinance #OutAndEqual #WeAre

First of its kind LGBTQ Financial and Credit Health data study between Experian and Out and Equal Workplace Advocates. If you identify as LGBTQ please take the survey and like, comment and share this post. Allys please help amplify, like, comment and share. #experian #outandequal #financialpowerforall #representationmatters #visibilitymatters #uniquelyexperian #experianlife #lgbtqcommunity #financialwellness