Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in LGBT2SQ+ Communities Across BC - Practicing Inclusion to

Ask clients when they want you to use their name or their legal name to ensure you do not “out” someone to other people including to other organizations/institutions they may not be safe enough to disclose to. [...] Reflect the diversity of the people you want to serve in the diversity of your staff Hiring and retaining LGBT2SQ+ staff is an important part of creating an organization that is safe and inclusive. [...] Essential to this is to not simply expect LGBT2SQ+ staff to fit themselves into your current Practicing Inclusion to Support LGBT2SQ+ Survivors organization, but considering what changes are needed to ensure LGBT2SQ+ employees are supported, valued, and able to succeed. [...] This could include creating spaces and resources that center LGBT2SQ+ people, are developed by and with LGBT2SQ+ people and organizations, and are evaluated to assess how well they are meeting the needs of the community. [...] Deepening Your Practice Whose voices and experiences do you center and empower in the process of expanding inclusive practices? How can you integrate reviewing and improving your practices into your personal and organizational policies and practices? How can you prioritize building connections across differences? What organizations are you connected to that support the many intersections of LGBT2S.