{"id":1843,"date":"2023-07-04T12:32:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/?page_id=1843"},"modified":"2023-07-05T11:44:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T10:44:30","slug":"lgbtqia-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/health-and-wellbeing-portal\/health\/lgbtqia-support\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ+ Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1843\" class=\"elementor elementor-1843\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c07b924 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c07b924\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df157e\" data-id=\"1df157e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6911a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6911a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4797ce06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4797ce06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d4dc3f0\" data-id=\"7d4dc3f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410d9742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"410d9742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LGBTQ+ Support<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6c5d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e6c5d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some people identify as LGBTQ+. This means the person could be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex or asexual or defining their gender or sexuality in other ways.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/list-lgbtq-terms#n\">Stonewall glossary of LGBTQ+ terms.<\/a><\/p><p>There is consistent evidence to show that those who identify as LGBTQ+ experience discrimination in the workplace and in wider society as well as inequality in health provisions in relation to mental health and wellbeing.<\/p><p>The workplace should be able to provide an open, supporting and empowering environment so that anyone, including those who identify as LGBTQ+, can achieve their professional and personal potential. To do this there will be\/should be policies in place to help create a workplace where individuals feel comfortable being their authentic selves without fear of discrimination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1f67c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1f67c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83ca2d\" data-id=\"83ca2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8032476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8032476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mental Health and Work<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d9a659d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d9a659d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-526ecfad\" data-id=\"526ecfad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f0f5b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f0f5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LGBTQ+ and Mental Health<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba4a52a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ba4a52a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><p>Those who identify as LGBTQ+ are likely to face issues such as:<\/p><ul><li>discrimination and stigma<\/li><li>homophobia, biphobia and transphobia<\/li><li>social isolation<\/li><li>difficult experiences coming out<\/li><\/ul><p>These kinds of issues can lead to mental health problems such as:<\/p><ul><li>Depression<\/li><li>Anxiety<\/li><li>Low self-esteem<\/li><li>Eating problems<\/li><li>Drug and alcohol misuse<\/li><li>Self-harm<\/li><li>Suicidal thoughts and feelings<\/li><li>other mental health problems<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75de4a25\" data-id=\"75de4a25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bace538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bace538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ways to support the LGBTQ+ communityin the workplace:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71117c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b71117c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Checking and updating LGBTQ+ policies<\/b> \u2013 these policies should already be in place to address discrimination, harrasment and reporting but these policies also need to be (like all other policies) consistently reviewed and updated.<\/p>\n<p><b>Providing LGBTQ+ training<\/b> &#8211; Offering LGBTQ+ training in the workplace as part of equality and diversity training is a great way to address and educate everyone about LGBTQ+ issues, ensuring policies are heard and understood. It should not be down to those who identify as LGBTQ+ within the workplace to educate others.<\/p>\n<p><b>Listing pronouns<\/b> \u2013 a really simple way to normalise not assuming someone&#8217;s gender. When everyone is stating their pronouns, trans or non-binary people will feel more comfortable to state theirs.<\/p>\n<p><b>Incorporating gender-neutral language<\/b> \u2013 Using gender neutral language can help to avoid any bias towards a particular gender in any company documentation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a91ba98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a91ba98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52861c0\" data-id=\"52861c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5495b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1b5495b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20baf998 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20baf998\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb3f1da\" data-id=\"eb3f1da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b03f687\" data-id=\"b03f687\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff6b8a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ff6b8a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LGBTQ+ Mental Health Support Links:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-618aa7e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"618aa7e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22691ddf\" data-id=\"22691ddf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384f36f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"384f36f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/about-us\">Stonewall\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/tips-for-everyday-living\/lgbtqia-mental-health\/lgbtqia-mental-health-support\/\">Mind: LGBTQI+ Menta<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/tips-for-everyday-living\/lgbtqia-mental-health\/lgbtqia-mental-health-support\/\">l Health Support<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bgiok.org.uk\/\">Being Gay is Ok<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consortium.lgbt\/member-directory\">Consortium<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fflag.org.uk\/\">Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (FFLAG)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/galop.org.uk\">Galop<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/gires.org.uk\">Gender Identity\u00a0 Research &amp; Education Society (GIRES)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a4ada3\" data-id=\"0a4ada3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d305ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d305ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lgbt.foundation\">LGBT Foundation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\">London Friend<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/stonewallhousing.org\">Stonewall Housing<\/a> -020 7359 5767<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/bristolmind.org.uk\/help-and-counselling\/mindline-transplus\/\">MindLine Trans+<\/a> -0300 330 5468<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/pinktherapy.com\">Pink Therapy<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/mindinsalford.org.uk\/rainbow-mind-lgbtqi-project\/\">Rainbow Mind<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/switchboard.lgbt\">Switchboard<\/a> -0800 0119 100<br \/>hello@switchboard\/lgbt<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed8140\" data-id=\"6ed8140\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92665d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92665d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c8575a\" data-id=\"2c8575a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6608b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-back-to-top\" data-id=\"6608b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-back-to-top.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-back-to-top-container ekit-btt icon_only\" data-settings=\"{&quot;offset_top&quot;:0,&quot;show_after&quot;:null,&quot;show_scroll&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;icon_only&quot;,&quot;foreground&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}\"> \n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit-btt__button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LGBTQ+ Support Some people identify as LGBTQ+. This means the person could be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex or asexual or defining their gender or sexuality in other ways. Stonewall glossary of LGBTQ+ terms. There is consistent evidence to show that those who identify as LGBTQ+ experience discrimination in the workplace and in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":566,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"iawp_total_views":19,"footnotes":""},"folder":[22],"class_list":["post-1843","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1843"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1866,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1843\/revisions\/1866"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}