Pride Month is a powerful reminder of the importance of visibility, acceptance, and equality for the LGBTQIA+ community. At FI, we believe that fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported is essential, not only during June but throughout the entire year. This Pride Month, we’re excited to share the initiatives and activities that demonstrate our commitment to celebrating diversity and promoting allyship across all our centres.
Celebrating Progress and Promoting Inclusion
Pride Month, observed each June in the UK and worldwide, is a vibrant celebration of love, identity, and progress. It’s a time to recognise the resilience, achievements, and ongoing struggles of the LGBTQIA+ community, while honouring the history that sparked a global movement for equality. Central to this history are the Stonewall riots, an act of resistance that became a defining moment in the fight for gay rights.
Pride at First Intuition
At FI, we are proud to celebrate Pride Month with a variety of activities across the country. We are proud to celebrate Pride Month with a variety of activities across the country. We look forward to sharing images of these events at the end of the month. Some of the exciting initiatives include:
Pride decorations at FI Maidstone
- Inclusion Series Event: An Introduction to Gender Identity and LGBTQIA+ Terminology, exploring gender identity beyond the binary system and promoting inclusive language.
- Liverpool Pride Representation: Our North West team will be proudly representing FI at Liverpool Pride.
- LGBTQIA+ Allyship Group: This newly launched internal allyship group will work year-round to support both internal teams and apprentices.
- Fundraising for Pride Charities: FI centres will be supporting Pride charities through various activities. For example, our South Central centre will host a cookie decorating contest, while our Bristol office will be raising funds through additional initiatives.
- FI Podcast: FI will be holding a special episode in support of Pride. Find our podcast episode here.
- Our Bristol office hosted a quiz with their apprentices.
FI People are also actively supporting Pride
Freddie, from our Chelmsford centre, is attending Proud Sound, a songwriters’ Pride event for queer artists run by Spotify. He’s also taking part in Cardiff and London Pride on behalf of Switchboard LGBTQIA+, as well as volunteering for the support line.
Rebecca, who works in Publishing, founded and chaired PRIDE in Chippenham.
LGBTQIA+ flags in the Maidstone centre
Additionally, we will be sharing resources with our tutor teams to help them understand the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ students and how FI can better support their education.
Pride Month is a time to celebrate, reflect, and continue advocating for equality and inclusion. At FI, we stand with the LGBTQIA+ community-not just in June, but every day of the year.