Education
The Fellowship is working to create resources and initiatives to assist the Rotary family in creating an inclusive, understanding and welcoming community, fostering goodwill and peace, and realising a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for LGBT+ people.
We aim to:
- Develop initiatives to promote understanding and inclusion of the LGBT+ community and allyship in Rotary
- Increase awareness and visibility of intersectionality within the LGBT+ community
- Work with RI to encourage inclusion of LGBT+ communities within Rotary and provide information resources of relevance to LGBT+ people and allies
- Organise materials and logistics for a booth at the annual Rotary International Convention
education resources
Conference pack
District, zone and other conferences, as well as festivals are a great opportunity to inform members of the Rotary family and the community about the welcoming and inclusive environment created in Rotary. When deciding what your stall will look like you should first...
Supporting transgender and gender non-conforming participants at residential programs
Introduction This guide is designed for organisers of Rotary residential programs, like the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA), Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN), Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA), and other camps and residential conferences. This is...
Do you have unconscious bias?
Be honest...
Rotary Club LGBT+ Inclusion tool
This assessment tool is designed to support conversations in Rotary clubs, districts, and zones around inclusive practice for LGBT+ communities. It’s about our internal club processes, how we welcome new members, how we set up local and international projects, and everything else that makes up our clubs.
Don’t stay silent – social media pack
When you hear that comment and it just doesn't feel right take these three simple actions: Edit, Echo, Educate. Share these images on your club's social media today and remind your community that Rotary is welcoming and open to everyone. English Poster Portuguese...
LGBT+ inclusion 101
The aim of this webinar and presentation is to provide you with an overall understanding of why LGBT+ inclusion is important to Rotary. The session will provide a level of comfort around terminology, explore challenges often...
Trans inclusion – social media pack
Trans and gender diverse people are one of the most vulnerable groups at risk of poor health and wellbeing outcomes in around the world. They are more likely to experience depression, discrimination, harassment, social isolation and humiliation compared to the...
Stories and articles from the Fellowship
Join a committee meeting
We have regular committee meetings of our Friendship and Education committees. We welcome anyone to join our meetings. Here are the details of the next ones: Friendship committee Interested in supporting friendship and connections between LGBT+ Rotary members and...
Book Club
Hello everyone! As the Director of Events, my district’s (7040) Literacy Chair and a member of my district’s DEI Committee, I am pleased to invite you to join the new Diverse Book Club! I am including the information here (read till the end!). Who is it for?...
Strengthened DEI statement
At its June meeting, the RI Board of Directors, with guidance from the DEI Taskforce, took additional steps to ensure our organization values and lives the principals of diversity, equity and inclusion by revisiting and strengthening Rotary’s 2019 DEI statement. The result is a new Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion adopted in June 2021.
Do you have unconscious bias?
Be honest...
Pride, Respect, Equality
The Victorian State Government in Australia launched a new campaign to highlight the importance of family support in preventing all forms of family violence and abuse against LGBT+ people. #PrideRespectEquality There is some really great research and resources...
Don’t stay silent! A statement form the board of directors.
The Fellowship would like to address the comments by Past Rotary International Director José Alfredo Pretoni in a recent Rotary Brazil webinar. We have seen things like this in our clubs before; as the sergeant makes a sexist joke in a fine session, as that older...
LGBT+ inclusion 101
The aim of this webinar and presentation is to provide you with an overall understanding of why LGBT+ inclusion is important to Rotary. The session will provide a level of comfort around terminology, explore challenges often...
What is intersectionality
Intersectionality refers to the ways in which different aspects of a person’s identity can expose them to overlapping forms of discrimination and marginalisation. Aspects of a person's identity can include all social...
The power of connection with diverse communities
This Rotary Membership webinar explores unconscious bias, the value and benefits of connecting with diverse communities and building authentic relationships.
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