Tag: sexual orientation

• Belonging in Britain

  

  This time I’m trying something different, with a visual journey. Across the UK minorities form clusters, both spatial (e.g. where they live) and social (e.g. friendship groups, clubs based around nationality or sexual orientation). Here I give some background on why this happens, and why we should celebrate rather than integrate these diverse communities. Swipe…

  Guy Rintoul

  27 Feb 2021

  communities, diversity, LGBTQ+, lived experience, nationality, privilege, race, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation

• Rights and riots

  

  LGBT+ History Month is marked at different times in different countries, but in the UK this falls in February. Some may ask why, though, if we have made progress as a society – however imperfect – it is needed. Why don’t we focus on the future instead of also looking to the past? Why do…

  Guy Rintoul

  16 Feb 2021

  allyship, equity, gender, history, homophobia, intersectionality, LGBTQ+, lived experience, power, privilege, race, racism, sexual orientation

• Sticks and stones

  

  We tell children that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That sentiment may be admirable, but the reality is far more complex. Two weeks ago the North American Scrabble Players Association announced that they will ban derogatory slurs that target people based on characteristics such as race, gender…

  Guy Rintoul

  20 Jul 2020

  homophobia, language, LGBTQ+, lived experience, race, racism, reappropriation, reclamation, sexual orientation

• Finding my voice

  

  First off, thanks for visiting my blog. This is my first post, and since this site is all about diversity I’d like to begin with a rundown on some diversity-related stats about me. I’m 35. I’m a white man and I grew up in a middle-class home with a mum and a dad and a…

  Guy Rintoul

  13 Jul 2020

  allyship, authenticity, equity, LGBTQ+, lived experience, privilege, sexual orientation