๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?
๐ด๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ 50% ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ป๐ธ๐ฐ๐จ+ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ (๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ, 2021).
Marching Sheep in collaboration with Zainab Patel recently held a session with one of Indiaโs leading companies, and it wasnโt just a routine talk on inclusion.
It was an honest, eye-opening session filled with real examples, thought-provoking questions, and interactive moments.
From immersive activities that challenged stereotypes to reflections on everyday bias, they didnโt just speakโthey sparked meaningful conversation and action.
Together, they talked about:
๐ What is the LGBTQIA+ community all about?
๐ Why do pronouns matter?
๐ How do we sometimes treat people unfairly without even realizing it?
From interactive photo quizzes to real workplace stories, the session reminded us:
โก๏ธ You canโt assume someoneโs identity.
โก๏ธYou can always askโrespectfully.
โก๏ธInclusion isnโt performative. Itโs muscle memory.
โก๏ธThe emotional toll of โfitting inโ is real.
โ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐โ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ.โ โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ (๐บ๐๐/๐ฏ๐๐)
Small actionsโlike adding pronouns to your email signature, correcting a joke, or simply saying โHi folksโ instead of โHi guysโโcan go a long way in signaling safety.
The session ended with a question that still lingers in our minds:
โ๐พ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐?โ
Maybe itโs time we all picked oneโand did it.
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