Intersections at work

25 LoneLiness & isoLation . organisational Lock. Being the only culturally diverse LGBTQ person at events, on diversity committees or in their work team. Feeling pressure to be involved in all the diversity events at their workplace or be the representative on all committees. t taLent LoCK 2: taLent KeY 2: t : taLent LoCK 4: taLent KeY 4: t : taLen LoCK 6: taLent KeY 6: Compromised wellbeing and satisfaction. CReate ConneCtions . organisational Key. LISTEN/ ASK: Connect and seek to understand the experiences of CALD LGBTQ employees by asking them about themselves and listening to their experiences. Create safe-spaces for people with culturally diverse backgrounds who are also LGBTQ to share their opinions and experiences. ent K 1: taLent KeY 1: taLent LoCK 2: taLent KeY 2: ent K 3: taLent KeY 3: taLent LoCK 4: taLent KeY 4: ent K 5: taL nt KeY 5: taLent LoCK 6: taLent KeY 6: 2 2 4 4 6 6 Lived experience . I feel lonely - in my team, which is national there is only one other culturally diverse LGBTQ employee (who is only out to select people). Lesbian Female, Russian cultural identity. Sometimes I feel like, as the only person of colour on some committees or groups, that I essentially get labelled as the voice of reason for all international students or Chinese people etc. Gay Male, Chinese cultural identity. I work in a male dominated workforce so it has been a struggle sometimes being the only Gay, Indigenous male in the company. Gay Male, Australian Aboriginal-Spanish cultural identity. Lived experience . At the very core it all comes down to be acknowledged and accepted and that could only be achieved by making the individual feel welcomed, ask them questions about their lives and so on and making a connection on a human level. So they could them feel comfortable enough to open up and be more themselves. Gay Male, Indian-Australian cultural identity. Providing certain safe spaces for multicultural LGBTQIA+ individuals to exercise their opinions and be validated about their differences, not trying to incorporate them into some broader normative discourse or thought. A big fear also for many culturally diverse LGBTQIA+ individuals is not Australians but people of the same culture as them. For many culturally diverse people, community and a sense of belonging is very important, and sometimes being Queer can mean having to leave those groups in order to fight for yourselves. Gay Male, preferred not to indicate cultural identity.