Queerify

🏳️‍⚧️ Building allyship that makes a difference

This LGBTQ+ History Month, we partnered with F5 to deliver an interactive allyship session bringing colleagues together across Ireland, UK, India, and beyond.

The feedback? 100% would recommend it and want to learn more about LGBTQ+ inclusion.

What made it work? Creating genuine space for dialogue. When organizations prioritise real conversation about allyship, people show up ready to learn and engage.

Thank you to F5's EMEA Pride Chapter for championing this work 💜

Allyship isn't just awareness - it's building the knowledge and confidence to take action.

From Section 28 to inclusive workplaces 🏳️‍🌈

This LGBTQ+ History Month, we partnered with Allwyn UK to deliver a session on how we got from the silence of Section 28 to the inclusive language practices that build real belonging today.

The feedback spoke volumes:
✨ 100% enjoyed it and would recommend
✨ 100% want to learn more about LGBTQ+ inclusion
✨ Breakout discussions created genuine connection across teams

"I've been to many inclusivity sessions. The speaker here was the most balanced and open to discussing how to change behaviour by genuinely encouraging psychological safety."

What worked? Mixing history, practical tools, and honest peer conversation. When people understand the why behind inclusive language, they can lead with confidence - not fear.

Massive thank you to the Allwyn Pride Community for making this happen 💜

🎉 We're thrilled to be shortlisted for the Enterprise Award 2026! 🏳️‍🌈

This recognition means so much to our team. It's a reminder that the work we're doing with organisations across the UK and internationally to build structured, meaningful inclusion for LGBTQ+ employees and customers is making a real difference.

Congratulations to Bootyque and Grounded MCR on their shortlisting too.
Brilliant to see organisations genuinely committed to our communities being celebrated.

Thank you Gaydio for recognising our work!

🌈 How to be an active and confident ally to LGBTQ+ colleagues?

This LGBT+ History Month, we delivered our Active Allyship training for Four Agency Worldwide - one of our accredited Best LGBTQ+ Employers.

Over 90 minutes, their team learned how to:

✨ Use inclusive language with confidence
✨ Turn good intentions into everyday action
✨ Respond effectively to microaggressions
✨ Become genuine advocates for LGBTQ+ colleagues

The energy in the room was incredible. Real conversations, practical tools and a team ready to create truly inclusive culture.

This is what meaningful DEI looks like - not one-off initiatives, but ongoing commitment to learning and growth.

Want to bring expert-led LGBTQ+ training to your workplace?

📲 DM us or visit the link in bio to discuss your needs
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🌈 LGBT+ History Month is here and this year we're looking back at Section 28.

Section 28 banned the "promotion" of homos*xuality in schools and public spaces from 1988 to 2003. It created a generation of silence, where being LGBTQ+ wasn't talked about, acknowledged or supported.

That silence still echoes in today's workplaces. In the hesitation before using someone's pronouns. In the careful avoidance of anything that feels "too personal". In the worry about saying the wrong thing, so people say nothing at all.

We're offering a special session this February: "From the Silence of Section 28 to the Inclusive Language of Today".

It's a practical session, not a lecture. Your team will leave with language they can use and the confidence to use it.

Want to bring this to your organisation? Drop us a DM or email contact@q***rify.co.uk

What workplace moment made you realise silence wasn't neutral? 💬

🌈 Inclusive Mental Health

Huge congratulations to Burton and District Mind for officially becoming an LGBTQ+ Safe Space through our accreditation programme! 👏

Over the past few months, they’ve worked with us at Queerify to:
✨ Deliver team-wide training
✨ Carry out a full audit of policies and practices
✨ Receive and implement recommendations
✨ Commit to continuous improvement

As a result, they’ve been awarded accreditation at the Silver level.

Now every LGBTQ+ person who reaches out to them knows they'll be respected, welcomed exactly as they are and supported without judgment 💜

In 2024, we made it our goal to do more for the LGBTQIA+ Communities. Mental health support is for everyone, and we want everyone to feel comfortable and able to come to us in times of need. This is an ongoing journey, and one we will continue working towards, but last month, we are proud to say we were awarded a Queerify Silver Award. If you'd like to find out more about the work that Queerify do, we recommend taking a look at their website -> https://www.q***rify.co.uk/ #Pride #LGBTQIA #Staffordshire #Queerify #mentalhealth

A first that matters. 💜

Meet Newbridge House - the very first care home to earn our LGBTQ+ Safe Space accreditation 🌈

Nearly half of older LGB people in Britain don't feel comfortable being out to care home staff. Imagine living openly your whole life, only to hide who you are when you need care most.

That's why this matters.

Newbridge House didn't just tick boxes - they committed to real, lasting change. The kind that makes a difference every single day.

To the team at Newbridge House: you're leading the way. Thank you for creating a space where everyone can be themselves. 🏡💜

📣 Big congratulations to dentsu UK & Ireland – officially recognised as one of the Best LGBTQ+ Employers by Queerify!

Following a comprehensive independent audit across six offices in the UK and one in Ireland, this certification celebrates dentsu’s real commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion - from gender-affirming healthcare and inclusive family policies, to fair recruitment and robust data governance.

🌈 What truly stands out is how inclusion is built into everyday decisions, backed by strong leadership accountability and a culture where safety, respect, and belonging thrive.

👏 Huge well done to everyone at dentsu and the incredible Proud ERG for leading with creativity, purpose, and authenticity.

Queerify. Your Pride at Work.

🏳️‍🌈 Congratulations to Four Agency Worldwide!
The first integrated agency to be recognised as one of the Best LGBTQ+ Employers in the UK – now re-accredited for the second year running!

At Four, inclusion isn’t a policy - it’s how they work. From recruitment and communications to wellbeing and culture, LGBTQ+ inclusion is part of everything they do.

✨ What makes them stand out:
💫 Active Employee Resource Groups: Four Pride, Four Race Equality, Four Gender Parity, and Four Earth
💫 Inclusive parental leave covering all family structures
💫 Bias-free recruitment
💫 Recognised as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer
💫 Comprehensive mental health and wellbeing support

👏 Huge congratulations to the team at Four Agency for keeping inclusion real — proving that when people feel safe to be themselves, great work follows.

Queerify. Your Pride at Work.

🌈 We’re celebrating !
Now officially accredited by Queerify as an LGBTQ+ Safe Space organisation 🎉

From their community hubs across Wales, MHM Wales provides life-changing support rooted in empathy and care. Their spaces are calm, respectful, and inclusive – places where people feel seen, supported and safe.

✨ What makes them stand out:
💫 Gender-neutral facilities across all sites
💫 Diversity data used to drive real progress
💫 Staff trained in LGBTQ+ awareness and inclusive language
💫 Pride and LGBTQ+ History Month visibly celebrated

💬 “We’re incredibly proud to be recognised as one of the top organisations in the UK for LGBTQ+ inclusion by Queerify. This certification is a powerful reflection of the culture we’ve built at MHM Wales – one where everyone is treated with respect, dignity, and compassion. It’s not just about policies; it’s about people, and I’m proud of our team for creating spaces where all identities are celebrated and everyone feels they belong.”
— Richard Jones, CEO, Mental Health Matters Wales

👏 Huge congratulations to the MHM Wales team for turning inclusion into action – creating safer, more welcoming spaces where mental health and belonging go hand in hand.

Queerify. Your Pride at Work.

🏳️‍🌈✨ Big news! We’ve officially certified London's ***rcomedyclub and as LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces!⁠
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📸 Pictured: Founders and q***r comedians David and Kate, proudly holding their certificate in their purpose-built venue.⁠
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Why we love them:⁠
💥 The world’s first permanent LGBTQ+ comedy club⁠
♿ Fully accessible space with an adjacent gay bar named after q***r icons⁠
👥 A fully trained team – front of house and security⁠
🏳️‍🌈 A safe, affirming venue built by q***r-led founders⁠
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This isn’t just a q***r-friendly space – it’s q***r-led, openly affirming, and intentionally inclusive 💖⁠
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🎉 Huge congrats to David, Kate, and Jeremy for creating such a powerful space for joy, connection and belonging.⁠
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👀 And yes – we’ll be hosting our next Queerify networking event here very soon. Watch this space!⁠
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🏳️‍⚧️ Over 100,000 people filled the streets of London this Saturday for Trans+ Pride 2025 – the largest trans+ rights march ever recorded anywhere in the world!

The march began outside the BBC and made its way through Central London, ending at Parliament Square.
Held under the theme “existence and resistance”, it was a direct response to the UK Supreme Court’s April ruling that redefined the term s*x in strictly biological terms.

💬 Powerful speeches.
💪 Unshakable solidarity.
💖 A record-breaking 100k+ showing up for trans lives.

This turnout smashed last year’s 60,000 and cemented London as a global centre of trans resistance and visibility.

Walking together felt powerful.
A reminder that Pride is still a protest – especially now, with trans rights under threat and the UK dropping to 22nd on Europe’s Rainbow Map, drifting further from Western Europe on LGBTQ+ inclusion.