QSA Founder and Event Director, Steve Keith, shares the reasons he resisted the temptation to launch the awards in London, and explains why QSA2024 will see the awards taking their first step on what will become a national tour of the UK in years to come.

Friday 29th March 2024 will mark the 10th anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. In this article, QSA founder Steve Keith, shares the key pieces of legislation which have moved the LGBTQ+ community forwards (and back) in the last 67 years.

The history of queerness is a complex and multifaceted journey that spans centuries and cultures. Read our brief summary of key milestones and developments.

Miles Russell has worked in financial services for more than 30 years, and he is currently WTWs global head of communication at WTW, and executive sponsor of the Company’s LGBT+ inclusion network.

University of Middlesex lecturer, Dr Robert Vesty, shares the changes they are helping to make within education and the Middlesex community.

Pavlo Cherednychenko Audit Director at Mazars discusses growing up in Ukraine, his journey finding himself, and how he is inspiring the next generation of queers in and out of the workplace.

Undergraduate Placement Student at AstraZeneca, Josh Frampton, opens up about growing up closeted in a conservative seaside town, to now fully embracing his sexuality and educating his colleagues around him, focusing on further inclusion of the queer community within the workplace.

Enterprise branch manager Natalie Downing-Knowles shares her thoughts on the small things that matter to her as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, both at work and in her personal life.

The QSA2023 nomination process is your opportunity to tell the judges the reasons why your nomination deserves to win, however, there are some common mistakes that people make that negatively impact on the scores received during judging. Here are our TOP TIPS for preparing an award-winning nomination:

Now is the time to embrace the way our young people identify with themselves and each other, and to start seeing things more ‘queerly’.

With Pride Month in full swing, Tom Moran, an autistic man and trainee solicitor at global law firm Clifford Chance, shares his experiences about coming out, his identity as a gay autistic man, and dispelling autism stereotypes.

QSA judge Tommy King shares his experience of working as a queer man at Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

My Career Story podcast host Steve Keith (Founder of the QSAs) shares some of the amazing career stories he has heard from lesbians that have featured on the show.

Transgender rights in the U.K. are under attack by our Government - here is how to support as an ally

Creating a culture of allyship is vital to building an inclusive organisation; senior leaders have an important role to play.

If your social media news feeds are anything like ours, on 1st June, you’ll have seen a flurry of rainbow flags added to corporate pages, followed by a short post about celebrating with their LBGTQ+ colleagues.

Then, on June 2nd a possibly bigger flurry of posts from LGBTQ+ influencers and allies calling out said companies for using Pride Month for corporate gain, and for good reason - many feel that these companies only come out in support during June, returning to the status quo when the month is up.

Meanwhile, LGBTQ+ communities have been disproportionately affected by the current pandemic and recent research from the CIPD found 1 in 3 LGB+ employees feel they experience significant work-life conflict and 55% of trans employees saying they experienced workplace conflict in the last 12 months. The CIPD’s research goes on to show that in the majority of cases, these conflicts are never fully resolved.

So, aside from the rainbow logos, what are companies doing to make a difference?

Listen to the audio recording of our fascinating panel discussion on the reclamation of the word Queer lead by, Queer Talk podcast hosts and 2021 QSA judges, Spencer Cooper and Mufseen Miah.

To mark the start of Pride month 2021, we asked members of the 2021 QSA judging panel to share their thoughts on what the word Queer means to them.

Gradconsult's Candidate Engagement Manager, Annie, shares her experiences of being Queer in the workplace.

The UK is becoming increasingly diverse, and so are businesses. As the leading source of business advice in the UK, it is vitally important that ICAEW Chartered Accountants reflect this diversity so they can build trust with the businesses they serve. At the heart of this is building an inclusive profession that welcomes individuals with diverse perspectives due a range of different backgrounds.