Overview:
Join Matt Taylor-Roberts, Founder and CEO of Proud 2 b Parents, for a powerful session exploring how workplaces can better support LGBT+ parents and carers. Drawing on his lived experience as an adoptive parent, long-term foster carer, and national advocate, Matt will shine a light on the unique challenges LGBT+ parents and carers face in professional settings.

This session explores how past and present trauma can shape parenting journeys, and how workplace environments — when inclusive and affirming — can make a significant difference in both employee wellbeing and organisational success. With practical insights and real-life examples, Matt will provide the tools needed to drive meaningful change.

In this session, Matt will:

• Explore how trauma and discrimination can impact LGBT+ parents and carers in the workplace.

• Share inclusive strategies that support the recruitment, retention, and wellbeing of LGBT+ employees with parenting or caring responsibilities.

• Outline how to build and support effective LGBT+ Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

• Discuss the importance of equitable benefits that reflect all family structures.

• Highlight the value of inclusive mental health and wellbeing support.

• Share how to deliver impactful inclusivity training across all levels of an organisation.

• Encourage the celebration of LGBT+ visibility days and events to foster belonging.

• Provide ideas for creating open, psychologically safe spaces for dialogue and support.
  
  

Session Includes:

• Real-world insight from Matt’s personal and professional experience.

• A supportive, informal space with opportunities for Q&A and discussion.

• Practical tools to embed inclusive practices across your organisation.
  
  

Duration:
60 minutes