This is especially true for B l a c k, t r a n s g e n d e r ( both b i n a r y a n d nonbinary ) f o l k s. Throughout history and still today, transgender people face harassment, violence, and even death. Trans Day of Visibility is a day to celebrate transgender lives and raise awareness of the discrimination and oppression they experience.
We received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2019 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and were designated one of the Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.March 31 st is International Transgender Day of Visibility. By taking the time to make connections and share our experiences, we can move towards deeper understanding and more inclusive spaces.īloomberg is committed to an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive. There are a variety of ways to be an active and empathetic ally, both in and outside the workplace.
Ask questions and educate yourself through conversations with members of the LGBT & Ally Community. Read The Guide to Becoming a Trans Ally from PFLAG and other D&I Insights. Join a local LGBT & Ally Community in your community or workplace. As an ally, here are a few ways to stay educated and get involved. There are simple and impactful things we all can do to help members of this community thrive. True allies know that all aspects of ally expression are important, effective, and should be valued equally. It can also mean something more public (think marching in a Pride celebration with a sign reading, “PROUD ALLY”). It can mean expressing support in more personal ways through the language we use, conversations we choose to have, and signals that we send. There is no one way to be an ally and everyone gets to adopt the term in a different way. This can, but does not always, include taking hormones, having surgeries, or going through therapy.Īllies are people who don’t necessarily know all that can be known on LGBTQ+ issues or about people who are LGBTQ+, but they’re proactive and take steps to educate themselves.Īllies may not always know the right thing to say but they’re open to listening without judgement or criticism.Īllies are people who might have to grapple with some barriers to being openly and actively supportive of people who are LGBTQ+, and they’re willing to take on the challenge.Īllies are people who know that “support” comes in many forms. Transition: The process one goes through to discover and/or affirm their gender identity. Transgender: A person whose gender identity or expression is different from their gender assigned at birth. (e.g., him, he, she, her, ze, hir, they). Pronouns: The set of pronouns that a person uses to describe themselves, and that they should be described by. Nonbinary people may or may not identify as transgender. They may identify as partially a man, or partially a woman, or a combination, or neither. Nonbinary: A person who identifies as neither exclusively a man nor exclusively a woman. Gender identity: One’s deeply held personal, internal sense of being male, female, some of both, or neither. These definitions can vary by person but if we take the time to understand them, it will help facilitate authentic dialogue and foster deeper relationships for a more supportive workplace.Īgender: A person who does not identify with any gender.Ĭisgender: A term used to describe an individual whose gender identity aligns with the one typically associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. In continuing Bloomberg’s commitment to an open and inclusive workplace, we’ve outlined key terms below to help you get started. There is a wealth of terminology* around gender and sexual orientation that is constantly evolving. 
There is much we can do to continue building inclusive spaces for all, including our transgender colleagues and friends, every day.īeyond this, the 3 steps below are a starting point to help you on your journey as you continue to understand, empathize and support our transgender colleagues. As allies, this shouldn’t be the only day to consider the needs of the transgender community. March 31 st marks Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of the discrimination faced by them worldwide. Allies make spaces more inclusive for everyone. If you consider yourself an ally – ask yourself, what does allyship mean to you? However we identify our gender, our sexual orientation, our race or even our religion and political affiliations, we all need allies.
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