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Homosexuality is no longer a barrier to success at work, say 20 of Britain’s most powerful and influential gay people who’ve been interviewed for an educational resource to be distributed to young gay people throughout the country.
In each of the interviews, which are collected in a pocket-sized booklet, it was concluded that, here in the UK, sexual orientation is no longer an obstacle to reaching potential in the workplace, having a successful career or even becoming a world-leading business professional.
Included are such luminaries as Alan Duncan (Tory shadow minister), Dawn Airey (ITV Director), John Amaechi, (NBA basketball player), Sir Ian McKellen, Spencer Livermore (the Prime Minister’s closest advisor) and Beth Ditto (front woman of band The Gossip).
The interviewees not only act as examples of how gay people can achieve an equal amount of success as their heterosexual counterparts, but they also offer advice, guidance and encouragement. A gay adolescent who reads the booklet will receive tips on dealing with bullies by Beth Ditto, career advice from Dawn Airey, how to cope with coming out by Russell T Davies (pictured) and advice on becoming a successful business tycoon by Ivan Massow.
The 88-page booklet, released in November, aims to encourage entrepreneurialism amongst young gay people, inspire them to reach their goals and to show them that their sexuality will not get in the way of success at the workplace.
The resource was the brainchild of Liam Keogh, who runs LE Communications, a national media company. It was written by him and created in conjunction with Manchester-based charity The Lesbian and Gay Forum (The LGF). The organisation, which supports North East England’s homosexual community, funded and designed the booklet and will be distributing thousands of copies to colleges, universities, careers centres and anywhere that it can inspire young gay and bisexual people.
‘My primary goal in creating this booklet,’ said Keogh, ‘was to smash the ridiculous stereotype that gay boys only grow up to be hairdressers or interior designers and that all lesbians work as mechanics. Gay people are doing everything from directing Government policy, to managing multi-billion pound investment banks, to running national television channels. I wanted Britain’s gay teenagers to see this. By presenting them with a whole new set of role models I hope that they will be inspired to do the same.
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Web: www.lgf.org.uk
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