“You can’t celebrate Pride without great swag!” So splurge a little on rainbow flags, banners, and pins - and don’t forget to go beyond the rainbow, too. Some great queer orgs to support include PFLAG, the Transgender Law Center, and the Human Rights Campaign. Workplace rewards can go way beyond gift cards (Don’t believe us? Check out our article, the Power of Recognition and Rewards.) If your employee rewards catalog doesn’t already offer a way for employees to contribute to charities, now’s the time to get started! Studies show that workplace rewards have greater impact on engagement when they’re closely aligned with employees’ beliefs and values. Use your rewards platform to give to LGBTQIA+ causes (Need a resource? Check out our article on the History of LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the American Workforce.)Ģ. But first, make sure you’re versed yourself in the history and weight of Pride and the LGBTQIA+ rights movement.
Create educational opportunities for your employees, sure. You can’t be a leader if you don’t don’t know where you’re going - or where you’re coming from.
Ideas for celebrating Pride Month in the remote workplace 1. Here’s how Jandee did that for the team at Kazoo - and you can do it, too.īonus: Check out our Tips for Building a More Inclusive Workplace. It means we have to be innovative in finding ways to reach out to our communities that will keep pride alive! We must embrace the new normal and provide alternative spaces for all to feel connected and be safe.” Just because we can’t be together in the flesh to march alongside each other doesn’t mean Pride is cancelled. So it’s even more important to celebrate our resilience, to unite virtually in the face of uncertainty. “Isolation isn’t new to our queer communities. And now, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought struggle back to our LGBTQIA+ communities, as we are forced to lock down with families who may not accept us, or face new risks to our health or employment. It was a riot led by queer people of color. Jandee points out, “We must not forget that the first Pride was not a celebration. Why is it even more important to celebrate Pride now? “As human resources leaders, we have the power to put our people in the spotlight, showcase photos and stories that make us unique, and highlight our efforts around the importance of celebrating our diverse voices.” It’s about the people in the LGBTQ community and our allies who fight and continue to fight for equality. “ It’s important to celebrate Pride in the workplace because we must acknowledge and recognize the accomplishments of the gay rights movement and our brave LGBTQ advocates.
People & Culture Specialist Jandee Speegle put together a totally knockout Pride calendar for Kazoo to celebrate Pride Month - even though our offices were full remote during the COVID-19 pandemic! Here’s what they had to say: Why is it important to celebrate Pride in the workplace? Today, Pride celebrations attract millions of participants each year as queer communities and allies honor the queer identity through parades, workshops, parties, picnics, lectures, concerts, and more. Pride can, and should, be celebrated by all, even if you identify as straight or aren’t sure how you identify at all!) But - to throw some more letters at you - the tl dr is that you don’t have to fall into one of these categories to celebrate Pride. (As a sidenote: Some people expand the LGBTQ acronym to LGBTQIA+, where the additional letters stand for queer, intersex, and asexual. Around the world, June is recognized as LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) Pride Month to commemorate a tipping point in queer history - the Stonewall Uprising, which lasted 6 days in Manhattan in June 1969 as police clashed with LGBTQ protesters.
So today, we’re going to talk about how to celebrate your LGBTQIA+ employees in the workplace during Pride Month 2022, even if your office is remote. And neither has the joy and power of recognizing the full value of everyone on your team. But the importance of diversity and inclusion hasn’t gone anywhere. A lot has changed in our workplaces in the past year.