Key things to say to a head of inclusion sponsor

Someone working as a head of inclusion should be capable of examining and questioning their own prejudices and challenging their own assumptions.

Someone working as head of inclusion should not be directing hate filled slurs towards anyone.

It's not the LGBT+ inclusion bit that's the issue is it?

It's that there are nine characteristics, not just one, and that he cannot ignore beliefs that don't match his personal politics or use prejudicial and discriminatory language. He seems to have the same issue as some posters here, in believing that this kind of thing is fine so long as you only discriminate against and exclude the people you politically disagree with.

This does not stand up in court, and it is not going to work if someone sues him.

Btw, are you saying that someone gay cannot be homophobic?

You are very brave to broach this with him only to be insulted and dismissed, which is disgusting. He has got himself into a powerful position and doesn't care about women and what they may experience in the workplace. This is the reality of power and entitlement and he's not about to relinquish any of it. I very much doubt there is anything to be gained by even speaking to him again and putting yourself through this.

That's good advice nomorequinoa
It's amazing that there are posters self identifying as women popping up on here to scold a woman for voicing her opinions. Claiming to be feminists yet displaying a deep ignorance of organisational / structural power, discrimination against women in the work place and the current deluge of court cases from women who've been silenced / sacked for saying what trans extremists would prefer women to keep quiet about. See today's expose demonstrating how those placing rapists and sex offenders in cells alongside vulnerable women operate in order to stop women speaking up about VAWG. This is how promoting predatory values works - by silencing dissent. It's a chilling read:

www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4681381-telegraph-ministry-of-justice-officials-warned-that-talk-about-protecting-women-could-be-transphobic

You think gay men can’t be misogynist?

@SpiderToes Speaking as a woman, I'd be thoroughly pissed off if our head of DEI had been listening to some random anti-trans friend instead of his own colleagues. Not all women oppose trans inclusion. GCs do not speak for us all and it's deeply patronising and paternalistic to imagine that you do, or that it's your job to. It is, once again, simply not her business.
Same, and well said

Put him in touch with the Gay Men's Network. They'll set him right about fighting homophobia (which he's currently fighting for)

www.gaymensnetwork.com

Also the LGB Alliance, which if he's been Stonewalled he will regard as a hate group with absolutely no justification. Tell him he's got to offer inclusion to people who don't agree with him and that sticking only with ideas that he agrees with will get his organisations sued:

lgballiancecymru.wales

I might also write to the HR department of the organisation he's working with and recount a worrying conversation you had with him in which he doesn't seem to understand the Equality Act and pointing out what trouble that could get them into.

I think that decent employers need to be aware of the damage some of their internal networks are doing. D&I is always run by gender zealots.

Good on you for speaking up. A lot of those championing inclusivity in companies a) don’t know what the law actually says and b) don’t include or consult women when formulating policy. You might have been the first to actually challenge him on these points and if he has anything about him, he might feel moved to think further.

Might be easier as everything is apparently transphobic - wingsoverscotland.com/everything-is-transphobic/

And so many of these people in these sparkly new roles do not fight for women a rights at all focus on one sectors and one second only.

I had the ‘pleasure’ of sitting in one one such meeting where a hideous word was used to describe people with disabilities (and I’m talking a word I haven’t heard since I was at school).

This is why the definition of sex in the Equality Act is so important (hint, if you agree, sign the petition).

It's not anti trans to care about the law being deliberately misrepresented, by powerful and influential people, to the detriment of a group who share a protected characteristic (in this case, women).

This man, who is paid to champion equality and diversity, thinks women can be adequately represented by someone who is not a member of this group (and that they should shut up and pipe down, or be verbally abused).

<Snort>

If considering female equality is transphobic or women speaking up for other women? Then 'transphobic' has stopped being a word to see as negative.

It's absolutely anti-trans using feminism as a weak mask for bigotry

Why aren't women allowed to stand up for their rights then? Why should we prioritising mend desires for our needs?

Ach away. Maybe just say what isn’t anti trans.

It's always interesting when one woman tells another 'you don't speak for me' (with the subtext: so you shouldn't speak at all).

It's hardly feminist is it?

Yes, there are female people privileged enough to be able to have the whole world made mixed sex and revolving around male need, but there are many female people not as lucky or able. And the responsibility is to those women who will suffer because of stupid misogynist berks like this, to care equally about female needs, inclusion, access, feelings.

The ones who don't care and don't mind what happens don't need a voice, they're fine. It's about the necessity to care about the females who are affected.

Something else you might ask about... do they have EDI training, is it supplied externally and if so who is responsible for the content, and what happens if an employee disagrees with any of the content? In the past some EDI training content (do not mention Stonewall!) has misrepresented the law. How do staff members safely report any concerns? Are there repercussions if they do?

Oh rubbish. Stop patronising other women

I'm sorry, patronising? Can you explain what you mean by that?

I hope you're not trying to say that the things I listed have never happened to women speaking up for their rights in the workplace because we have plenty of evidence to show that's not true.

Why are you assuming they can't .... speak up for themselves if they want to?

Well, because if the head of DEI himself thinks it's OK to call someone who disagrees a TERF and honestly thinks that he's got all women's bases covered just by putting a transwoman in charge... you'd kind of figure that maybe - just maybe! - they can't.

The chances that every woman in a large organisation feels the same as he does are around... zero.