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As #PrideMonth2024 comes to an end, let’s remember to continuously celebrate and support the LGBTQIA community all year-round. At YLD, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and continuously strive to improve our support for the LGBTQIA community. We host regular learning sessions with our team, and together with community advocates we explore new ways to support the LGBTQIA community together. Let's keep the discussion going: How are you supporting the LGBTQIA community? Comment below! #PrideMonth #pride #inclusivity

Getting your finances in order often means sharing details of your life circumstances. For some members of the LGBTQ2S community, that can be very daunting. At #MyAssiniboine, our wealth advisors are committed to helping everyone who comes through our doors, no matter who you are or where you come from. You believe in a future worth investing in, and we are invested in a better future for you. Learn how our ACU financial advisors are helping members of the LGBTQ2S community build their personal wealth: https://lnkd.in/gvyTpQ5b

🌟Here’s a tip for HR and DEI teams across organisations as we head into Pride Month very soon: 🏳️🌈Let’s please go beyond the 1 day/week/month celebrations for PRIDE in June. That doesn’t truly help anyone besides professional goal sheets. 🏳️🌈Ask yourself - Does the LGBTQIA community look up to you as a loud and proud advocate and true ally or not? 🏳️🌈Action comes in different shapes and sizes. Whether it is consistently collaborating and supporting queer owned businesses, speaking out against discrimination or even actively seeking out opportunities to learn more about the community, there are a lot of things that can be done to empower the community depending on the stage of acceptance your organisation is in. 🌟Big or small, the idea is for your actions to be consistent and authentic. Something that helps you move the needle even a little bit.

🌈 Celebrate Pride Month with Us! 🌈 As we celebrate Pride Month, we stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA community and remember the Stonewall riots, a pivotal moment in the fight for equality. Despite the significant strides we have made towards equality, there is still much work to be done. We continue to celebrate and promote Pride Month to raise awareness of both past and present issues facing the LGBTQIA community. Unfortunately, for many, expressing their true selves can still lead to discrimination, violence, or even death. Shockingly, 66 countries still criminalize homosexuality, and 12 countries still impose the death penalty. For us as a company, this commitment goes beyond a single post. We proudly support our employees who are part of the LGBTQIA community and other underrepresented groups. We have made it our mission to amplify their voices and ensure they receive the support they need. Our company maintains a zero-tolerance policy on discrimination, standing firmly against any form of prejudice. Therefore, we will prepare additional internal posts throughout Pride Month to share information about different sexualities and identities, helping our employees gain a better understanding. Our DE&I team is also available to answer any questions our employees may have. We are proud to fly the flag and remain committed to ensuring that everyone can be their true selves! 🏳️🌈 #pride #pridemonth #prideandprejudice #equality #DEI 

In case you missed it, here is the replay for my recent Leading in the Moment Segment, 🏳️🌈 Taking Pride in Amplifying the LGBTQIA Community - https://lnkd.in/gg_-bQfn. The Human Rights Campaign shared a Year-to-Date Snapshot of 2023 Anti-LGBTQ State Legislative Activity - https://lnkd.in/gDX3Y8Pp 👉🏾 Over 520 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures 👉🏾 Over 220 bills specifically target transgender and non-binary people 👉🏾 70 anti-LGBTQ laws have been enacted in 2023, and there are more coming In this segment, I share ways that we can be better allies to the LGBTQ community, not only in our personal lives but in the workplace too. Pride month is coming in 3 days! Can you imagine being so unaccepted that laws are made to shut you out.....just for being who you are? We have to stop being so afraid to speak out, to make mistakes, to be allies, to stand up for what's right. Let's amplify and not just justify! My newsletter will give more insights into law changes, ways we can be psychologically safe, and the right steps to take in assessing your organization's culture for true inclusion. Sign up to learn more - https://lnkd.in/g3c-pG5S #pride #lgbtqiaplus #lgbtq #amplify #allyship #ally #stophiding #wecandobetter #beanally #standupforwhatsright

#Pride is less than a month away, and once again the haters have ramped up their campaign against businesses such as Target from selling Pride merchandise, and one again some of my fellow members of the #LGBTQ community are complaining about these companies apparently backing down from the haters. My question to those members of the LGBTQ community who complain about #Target and other companies shifting their policies towards selling Pride merchandise is what should a publicly traded company do to protect it's employees and property from some Trumpanzee wearing a MAGA hat two sizes too small so it doesn't cover the point on their head from potentially causing harm to their employees or property? Do you really expect a Target employee who's paid minimum wage to stand up to and possibly take a punch or worse by some attention seeking knuckle dragger who's recording their stomping a styrofoam Pride display just so they can get some views on YouTube? The responsible answer to my question is "NO!" One solution to the problem which I am suggesting to the LGBTQ community who want to purchase Pride merchandise from a business which is trying to deal with haters while both protecting their employees and property, as well as showing some support by offering Pride merchandise is, if possible, purchase Pride merchandise from the business's web site if it is offered. To that end here is the URL to Pride merchandise being offered by Target: https://lnkd.in/g7a8AzCi You can also purchase Pride merchandise from local businesses as well, to show your support of their supporting Pride. While you may not be too happy with the solution I am proposing you can take some joy from the fact it is a potential solution the haters, and it helps keep hardworking employees safe from harm, and more importantly it sends a message to the haters that they can't stop Pride or keep the LGBTQ community from celebrating Pride. I may or may not get some negative remarks from other members of the LGBTQ (or trolls pretending to be members of the LGBTQ community 😉 ), but I take pride in offering a solution to keeping Pride safe, and to show the haters the LGBTQ community can out whit them without too much effort. PS: Also consider that complaining about companies like Target shifting their policies regarding Pride is also what the haters want. PPS: Hate is bad for #business. Stand up to it or find ways around it. #LGBTQCommunity #AcceptanceMatters #NoToHate

Black Americans and other populations targeted by the tobacco industry – including LGBTQ individuals, women, youth, members of the military and those with mental health conditions – have long faced a disproportionate burden from tobacco-related diseases and death. Big Tobacco’s exploitation of the Black community has a long and documented history. The tobacco industry strategically and aggressively targeted the Black community for decades, especially with menthol cigarettes. These tactics include placing more advertising in predominantly Black neighborhoods and in publications that are popular with Black audiences, as well as appropriating culture in marketing, including sponsoring events such as jazz and hip-hop festivals. The death and disease that tobacco products – their use still the country’s leading cause of death and preventable disease – have inflicted on minority communities are devastating. Learn how to create smoke-free communities @truthinitiative -Truth Initiative, 2023. #tabacco #vaping #schools #communities #tabaccofree #health #mentalhealth #vapingcessation #tools #recovery #mindbody #healing #health #freedom #lgbtq #black #native #indigenous #folks #socialjustice #marketing #vapepen #nicotine #livefree #shanazlpc #texas #counseling #trauma #addiction #stress