So I saw that a group I’d not heard of, Diversity Role Models, did a talk with both the St Paul’s boys & girls school. This is the write up in a school newsletter:
Our first Diversity Day, joint with the boys’ school, was a highly-anticipated event for the LV. This initiative was launched to enable students to learn about inclusion and celebrate diversity. The day began with an interesting talk from Ryan Atkin, the only “out” gay football referee in English professional football. Not only did we learn about the discrimination and lack of diversity within professional sports, but students were able to ask relevant questions, including whether individuals should compete based on their biological gender, or the gender with which they identify. This session was followed by a talk by Diversity Role Models on the importance of inclusion and unconscious bias – a more practical workshop, where students were able to voice their opinions and participate in some thought-provoking role-plays. The final session of the day included a panel discussion. This memorable event serves to show our ongoing commitment to embracing inclusion and allowing opportunities for discussion, reflection and celebration of difference. The opportunity to collaborate with Paulines was also an equally productive and enriching experience for all
I wondered if anyone had heard of ‘Diversity Role Models’ and what kind of talks they give. I also am concerned that a male football referee was answering questions on the issue of sports and transgenderism, and how it would be answered. I looked up one of the people at Diversity Role Models on Twitter, Kate Hutchinson who is trans, and they did have a horrible tweet about Sharron Davies and shared the Mhairi Black video.