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LGBTIQA+
Awareness Session
Building the confidence and empathy to move beyond the rainbow flag and create genuine psychological safety and belonging for LGBTIQA+ colleagues.
From R18,500
60 Minutes
Virtual
Roy Gluckman-John
DEI Expert
Description
LGBTIQA+ inclusion is about the daily experience of safety and belonging. This awareness session is designed to meet your organisation exactly where it is. Whether your team needs to start with the fundamentals, unpacking the LGBTIQA+ acronym, or is ready to explore more advanced concepts like queer families and children, we provide a space that is as informative as it is compassionate. We acknowledge that this topic can bring up conflicting beliefs and strong emotions. Our goal is not to lecture, but to facilitate a conversation that raises awareness and provides a clear call for inclusion. By focusing on active allyship and the specific tools needed to foster psychological safety, we help your team build a workplace where everyone can show up authentically.
This Session Includes
Expert Live Facilitation
A 60-minute virtual session led by a veteran DEI expert, delivered with a softness, kindness and honesty.
Video Content
Screening of our mini-documentary that explores the human side of LGBTIQA+ safety and belonging.
Q&A
We dedicate 10–15 minutes for Q&A. Using anonymous engagement tools where needed, we create a safe environment that encourages honesty and shared learning.
The WhatsApp Advisor
Access to our WhatsApp platform that includes instant feedback on the session and the ability to ask follow-up questions privately.
Learning Outcomes
Understand Terms Relating to
LGBTIQA+
Gain a clear, respectful understanding of the terminology and identities within the community, tailored to your team's specific starting point.
Cultivate Psychological Safety
Learn the specific behaviours and environment-building tools that allow LGBTIQA+ colleagues to feel safe, seen, and respected.
Practice Active Allyship
Identify the difference between performative support and active allyship, gaining the confidence to speak up and support colleagues effectively.
Bridge Cultural Tensions
Develop the ability to navigate conflicting beliefs with professional empathy, ensuring the workplace remains a space of mutual respect for all identities.
Outline
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We tailor the opening to your organisation's current confidence level, ensuring everyone feels invited into the conversation rather than excluded by it.
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A clear, jargon-free guide to understanding the spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTIQA+). The depth of this section is dependent on the current awareness level of the organisation.
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We watch our high-impact awareness video focused on the lived reality of LGBTIQA+ individuals. This documentary serves as a starting point for understanding how psychological safety is built, or broken, in the workplace.
Watch the sample video to the right.
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We explore advanced concepts such as the nuances of queer families, parenting, and the unique social challenges faced by the community outside of the office.
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What does it actually mean to be an ally? We move past the label to look at the daily actions and language shifts that signal genuine support.
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A safe space to discuss the emotions and tensions that can arise around this topic, focusing on professional respect and shared safety as our North Star.
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We wrap up with a Q&A engagement session with final commitments to the small, daily habits that ensure inclusion lasts long after the Pride flags are taken down.
Who Is This Session For?
Organisation-wide
Leaders and People Managers
HR
Observable Month Pairing
Transgender Day of Visibility (March)
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) (May)
International Pride Month (June)
South African Pride Month (October)
| Bundle Size | Price per Quantity |
|---|---|
| 1 Session | R 22,500 each |
| 4 Sessions | R 20,500 each |
| 8 Sessions | R 18,500 each |
| Full Calendar (11 Sessions) | R 15,000 each |
Awareness Session Pricing
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our virtual format is designed to scale; we've successfully hosted groups from 20 to 2,000.
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That is exactly why we are here. We don't ask people to change their core beliefs; we ask them to commit to a professional standard of kindness and safety for their colleagues.
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Absolutely. While the core frameworks of LGBTIQA+ literacy are consistent, the session is flexible enough to be tailored to your organisation's specific language, internal policies, and current cultural challenges. We ensure the conversation feels like a natural extension of your existing team culture.
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We are platform-agnostic (Zoom, Teams, etc.) and can use our meeting platform or yours.
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To protect the psychological safety of our participants and encourage real engagement, we do not allow sessions to be recorded. This ensures that every conversation stays within the room, allowing your people to engage authentically without fear of being captured on camera.
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The acronym is a tool for visibility. We help you move past the "alphabet soup" to see the real people and stories behind the letters.
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We offer two ways to measure the impact of your Awareness Session. Users scan a QR code that opens our WhatsApp bot on their devices for quick survey feedback. Or we can provide you with a pre-designed survey link to distribute via email (or other internal channel).
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Yes, absolutely. We have a dedicated Masterclass specifically designed for this topic that shifts the focus toward practical tools, real-world scenarios, and concrete solutions
Masterclass | 90-120-Minute | Virtual
Frequently Bought Together
LGBTIQA+ Masterclass
Unconscious Bias
Awareness Session | 60-Minute | Virtual
About the Facilitator:
Roy Gluckman-John
Roy is the co-founder of Run to the Monster, a qualified Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, and a veteran DEI practitioner with over 13 years of experience in high-stakes consulting and programme design. His "superpower" lies in his ability to take complex, sensitive social concepts and package them into relatable, easy-to-understand ideas that reduce defensiveness and invite growth. As an expert in creating psychologically safe spaces, Roy guides participants to "run to the monsters": to face our deeply held beliefs about ourselves and others with honesty and kindness.
