Celebrating WorldPride with myGwork

The eighth WorldPride celebration took place in Sydney, Australia this year, with hundreds of events, parades and parties to attend. Here at myGwork, we wanted to join in with the spirit of the celebrations too, so we reached out to team members and partners of the business community reached out to talk about LGBTQ+ figures that have inspired them in life.

From sports figures, to writers, to activists, a whole unique range of incredible LGBTQ+ individuals were chosen because of the profound impact they’ve had on other members of the community, and on wider society. Here is a roundup of all the participants and their selected LGBTQ+ figures.

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George Wright, Head of Community Engagement at myGwork, chose to celebrate campaigner and journalist Linda Riley as his choice of LGBTQ+ icon.

“Linda has fought tirelessly for LGBTQ+ rights and representation, especially for marginalized and underrepresented groups within our community," he said. "Whilst so much LGBTQ+ representation feels predominantly white, gay and cis, Linda has championed women and non-binary people, especially lesbians and bisexuals and people of color, to reclaim the spaces that are rightfully theirs.”

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Michi Raymond, Business Development Director at myGwork, selected rock musician Melissa Etheridge as the LGBTQ+ icon that has had a profound impact on her.