Queer & Curious
A little workplace inclusion. A little history. A little personal.
A whole lot queer.
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Pride is About: Inclusion
Everyone deserves to feel celebrated and affirmed as their authentic self.
When planning Pride events, consider the barriers to inclusion that might prevent that from happening. While we cannot anticipate every experience, we can consider how we are developing activities that support a range of experiences and abilities, so everyone has the opportunity to feel queer joy.
Pride is About: Economic Empowerment
As LGBTQ+ people gain social inclusion, many gayborhoods have become more integrated or disappeared. However, economic empowerment is a tenant we cannot forget.
Pride is About: Visibility
Pride celebrations are an important rite of passage for many LGBTQIA+ individuals and allies. As queer people together to celebrate, people are opened up to a world of possibility regarding gender identity, expression, and social connection. As a coordinator, you have a responsibility to ensure that the audience feels affirmed and celebrated.
Queering the Kilt (Excerpt)
Kilts are synonymous with Scotland.
What was historically the garment of peasants has evolved far beyond that, as a political rallying cry, traditional formalwear, and gender rebel fashion.
Downloadable Resources Now Available!
From workplace inclusion resources to museum case studies, our website has been updated with new downloadable resources.
Reflections of a Queer Solopreneur
Many consultants know that there is a lull in business between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day....
I, Ali Kane, live and work on the traditional lands and waters of the Agawam and Nipmuc peoples (Tataessit), whose enduring relationship with this place existed long before the city of Worcester was named.
I also acknowledge that my direct ancestors were an active part of colonizing the land now known as the state of Massachusetts. I carry that history with humility and grief.
I am committed to remembering and respecting the Nipmuc and Agawam people, and the land itself, by ensuring access to nature remains a universal right, not a privilege.