Videos

We were thrilled to welcome Jude Hamer as the keynote speaker for our signature Pride Month event.

A three-time Paralympian and inspirational advocate, Jude brought a story of resilience, reinvention, and powerful advocacy that captivated, inspired and energised all those who attended live.

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The purpose of this session was to shine the light on the global picture of LGBTQIA+ human rights and where they are being targeted.

To build personal understanding and to support a sense of agency to advocate for restoration, maintenance and expansion of these rights.

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The inaugural 2025 quarterly keynote session focused on exploring and understanding lesser-known queer identities, such as aromantic, asexual and agender which are all encompassed within the ‘A’ of LGBTQAI+ acronym.

The event featured keynote speakers Sarah Cosgriff (she/they) and Kate Holmes (they/she), who share insights from their expertise and lived experiences.

Viewers of the recorded session will gain a deeper understanding of these identities and the concept of individual identity as a spectrum rather than a fixed box.

The session aims to encourage reflection on personal experiences and promote active inclusivity.

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The purpose of the event was to focus attention on the experience of men and those with male bodies from a professional and health perspective as they age.

We were joined by Helen Lake RN, Independent Urology and Specialised Men's Health Expert, Nurse Advisor for The Urology Foundation (TUF).

The aim was to provide practical and supportive advice and point people to resources to go deeper into relevant topics discussed.

We focused very little on sexual health because there are plenty of amazing resources available on this topic, instead focusing almost purely on the aging of the anatomy and physiology of the male body, and how those with male bodies can best support and maintain good health.

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If you are curious to better understand gender identity and expression, this session is for you.

The focus of this session is on gender identity and how individuals express their gender. This includes some scientific content as well as historical context to better frame and understand how our current understanding and consciousness around gender has been shaped.

The talk includes practical information about gender as well as tips and advice about things like use of pronouns or how to be more inclusive in a workplace.

The session touches on where we are today using data to provide some insight into how many people globally identify outside the gender binary and through a European lens how those who are gender diverse and intersex have significantly less access to human rights of those who are cisgender.

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The focus of this session was to create a deeper understanding of the contextual and historical experience of LGBTQ+ people with a focus on science and medicine.

The aim was to help build an understanding of how being queer is not new, but how the LGBTQ+ narrative and experience has often been discounted and erased.

The talk included content on the queer historical narrative through the lens of science/healthcare and how LGBTQ+ activism in the last few decades has started to reclaim the queer narrative globally.

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The purpose of the roundtable was to provide an honest, clear view of what we know about how queer people experience studying and working in STEM, moving beyond the narrative that ‘everything is okay’ or that LGBTQ+ inclusion isn’t really a problem in STEM.

This roundtable was a facilitated but relatively informal conversation focused on building a picture of what it’s like for queer people to study and work in STEM.

We touched on a 2023 gathering of US and UK government officials, academics and those from LGBTQ+ charities focused on STEM and the subsequent report highlighting the importance of data collection to understand the LGBTQ+ experience in STEM.

We brought in our own lived experience, any research we have done and the research of others to support our dialogue.

We used the discussion to surface questions and provocations meant to challenge current held views while also supporting queer people who until now have relied on their personal lived experience only.

Guest panellists included Dr. Clara Barker, EPSRC PDRA and Daphne Jackson Trust research fellow in thin film superconductors and Centre for Applied Superconductivity Laboratory Manager at the University of Oxford, and Dr. Jay Garvey, Executive Director, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment and Friedman-Hipps Green and Gold Associate Professor of Education at the University of Vermont.

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Jane Cubbin (Spectrum Leadership Team member, GSK's LGBTQ_ employee network) and Jane Finch (Diversity and Inclusion consultant, Time for Inclusion) talked about their experiences parenting LGBTQ+ young people and what they’ve each learned about supporting a family member who is part of the community.

This session built on the first Leadership Communication session, but it also stands alone as a focused session on storytelling.

The session was led by Sofi Musleh who has delivered hundreds of hours of storytelling training to leaders over the past few years.

During the hour, attendees gained some practical, useful advice to build their confidence in storytelling, specifically as an LGBTQ+ leader or aspiring leader.

LGBTQ+ people are in the minority in most workplaces, which makes the role of Allies critical in creating an environment where everyone feels able to be themselves. This event aimed to provide general information about LGBTQ+ Allyship and tips from a successful International program currently running in Eli Lilly.