Hues may vary but humanity does not | வண்ணங்கள் வேற்றுமைப் பட்டால் – அதில் மானுடர் வேற்றுமை இல்லை
Orinam in Chennai and Diversity Dialogues in Bangalore have launched a guide for employers who seek to make workplaces inclusive and welcoming of transgender employees, and support employees who are choosing to come out as transgender.
A symposium on LGBT inclusion in Indian workplaces, to be held on May 19, 2017, in Chennai.
A concise guide, launched in July, 2016, assists Indian employers in developing LGBTIQ+ inclusive workplaces.
The socio-legal and politico-economic conditions of transgender people in India are at a very strange juncture. India has recriminalized homosexuality through the Kaushal judgement on the one side and upheld the right to choose one’s gender identity vide NALSA vs. Union of India on the other.
Indira writes of her experiences coming out as a transwoman and dyslexic in a multi-national company in India.
Shambhavi writes on the necessity for public and private spaces to have individual gender-neutral restrooms.
What we need in the workplace is an atmosphere of continuous and intrinsic inclusiveness that is not contingent on people being out. Such an atmosphere is not created merely by companies jumping on the gay-friendly bandwagon because of commands from headquarters or new policy imposed on a local office by the powers that be. Knowledge, sensitivity and genuine intent to address LGBTQ issues are the needs of the hour.
Do you know that several MNC/Global companies look to attract, retain and promote diversity which includes LGBT diversity?
