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8 ‘‘ The explicit reason why I champion lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans issues at Salford is precisely because I’m straight. And that’s a very important message, because if a heterosexual person says ‘I’m leading on this issue because I believe it affects everybody’ then that has a real impact. Martin Hall, Vice-Chancellor, Salford University
What can organisations do? Some organisations have developed formal straight ally programmes to encourage and support more straight people to become allies. Some do this by having a ‘friends’, ‘allies’ or ‘supporters’ network to allow straight allies to support the work of the LGB staff network. Others have introduced reverse mentoring schemes to allow managers to get to know gay colleagues and learn about their experiences in the workplace. One example is the MD Ally programme at Goldman Sachs. The programme allows managing directors within the firm to engage with their gay colleagues. The MD Ally programme is about getting the broadest, most representative group of senior people involved in LGBT issues, acting as informed advocates, sitting in senior positions in all the divisions. The leveraging effect of that is significant, because you’ve got a lot of people talking about the issues, using the words and talking to other colleagues. And people look upwards to see what their managers are doing. They see what they’re saying. They see that they’re proud to be associated with the programme. They see what actions they’re taking. Glenn Earle, Chief Operating Officer of European Businesses, Goldman Sachs 9
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