Welcome to the Victorian Pride Centre’s LGBTIQA+ Speakers Bureau
The Victorian Pride Centre’s LGBTIQA+ Speakers Bureau is a powerful initiative designed to foster understanding, inclusivity, and visibility for the LGBTIQA+ community. Our Speakers Bureau connects audiences with a diverse group of trained speakers who bring personal lived experiences and professional insights to a wide range of discussions and learning opportunities.
Topics Our Speakers Cover
Our speakers are equipped to engage audiences on a broad array of topics, including but not limited to:
- LGBTIQA+ Awareness and Inclusion: Understanding identities, pronouns, and respectful language.
- Mental Health and Wellbeing: Addressing the unique challenges faced by LGBTIQA+ communities.
- Personal Lived Experiences: First-hand stories of resilience, pride, and navigating society as an LGBTIQA+ individual.
- Intersectionality and Diversity: Exploring how race, gender, and other identities intersect with LGBTIQA+ experiences.
- Creating Safe and Inclusive Spaces: Best practices for inclusive policies, programs, and spaces in workplaces, schools, and community settings.
Where Our Speakers Present
The LGBTIQA+ Speakers Bureau delivers impactful presentations and workshops across a variety of settings, including:
- Schools and Educational Institutions: Engaging students, teachers, and school communities to promote understanding and respect.
- Corporate Events and Workplace Training: Supporting organisations to foster inclusive work environments and meet diversity and inclusion goals.
- Community Events and Public Forums: Amplifying community conversations and offering insights that build empathy and awareness.
Commitment to Safety and Compliance
To ensure the highest standards of safety and professionalism, all our speakers hold valid Working with Children Checks and Police Checks. This commitment ensures that our speakers are appropriately vetted and ready to engage with young people, corporate professionals, and community members alike.
Powered by the Telling It with Pride (TiPS) Program The Victorian Pride Centre’s LGBTIQA+ Speakers Bureau is proudly supported by the Telling it with Pride (TiPS) Speakers Program. This program empowers LGBTIQA+ individuals to develop their storytelling skills, enabling them to share their lived experiences in a way that educates, informs, and inspires audiences across Victoria.
Booking a Speaker
Whether you’re a school looking to educate students, a company wanting to strengthen its inclusion policies, or a community organisation seeking to elevate a public event, our LGBTIQA+ Speakers Bureau has the right speaker for you. Book a speaker today and bring the power of lived experience into your space. Our speakers can also be booked for significant LGBTIQA+ community days like Wear it Purple Day, IDAHOBIT, Days of Visibility, and Days of Remembrance.