RMIT expert available for comment on first anniversary of marriage equality

Dr Raymond Trau (0403 128 691 or raymond.trau@rmit.edu.au)  

Topics:  lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/gender diverse, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) inclusion, diversity and inclusion at work

“Today marks the first anniversary of the yes vote, which decided that all Australians deserve the same opportunities under the law.

 “The LGBTIQ+ rights movement is still very much in progress in Australia with many people still afraid to come out at work, as our recent research highlighted.

“The Out at Work: from Prejudice to Pride report released in August found less than a third of LGBTIQ+ employees were out to all their colleagues and this significantly compromised their wellbeing and work performance.

 “Even though Australia is making progress around LGBTIQ+ inclusion, marriage equality still does not exist in many countries, including developed nations.”

Dr Raymond Trau is a workplace diversity expert. He lectures in the School of Management and is a member of RMIT’s Centre for People, Organisation and Work. He has been published in the Harvard Business Review online and is becoming a go-to media commentator on diversity and inclusion.

Dr Trau was the lead researcher on Out at Work: from Prejudice to Pride, a joint RMIT and Diversity Council Australia (DCA) report.

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