Country: Denmark
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The LGBT+ staff association
The LGBT+ staff association is a self-governing and voluntary association for LGBT+ employees and allies working in the Municipality of Copenhagen. The purpose of the association is to provide a safe space where members can share dilemmas, challenges, and work experiences that are specific to LGBT+ persons. The association also identifies LGBT+ issues of relevance…
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LGBT+ seminar – An inclusive job market for LGBT+ persons
As part of Copenhagen Pride 2025, the Equality Unit hosted a seminar at the City Hall focusing on LGBT+ inclusion in the labor market. The event was arranged in collaboration with the Employment and Integration Administration and brought together LGBT+ persons, politicians, municipal employees, and NGOs. One of the aims was to create dialogue and…
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Educational training on bias, stereotypes, and uncon-scious discrimination
The Equality Unit is developing a new digital training material aimed at all municipal employees. The purpose of the training is to provide knowledge and tools for employees to better recognize, prevent, and handle unconscious bias and discrimination and stereotyping in the workplace. This initiative is part of the City’s broader action plan against racism,…
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LGBT+ Friendly Copenhagen
An event called ‘LGBT+ Friendly Copenhagen’ was held at Copenhagen City Hall during pride-week and saw a large turnout. The event was organized by the City’s Gender Equality Unit, inviting partners, organizations, and Copenhageners to participate. The City Hall was decorated for the occasion with posters, post-its and round tables that encouraged debate and dialogue.…
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Rethinking LGBT+ as part of the Gender Equality Policy
In 2023, the LGBT+ area became part of the City of Copenhagen’s Gender Equality Policy, rather than being a separate policy. The goal is to unify the gender equality areas and ensure that all Copenhageners have equal opportunities to live a good and healthy life regardless of gender, gender expression, sexuality, family structure, etc. The…
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Learning from an expired LGBTI+ Policy
The City of Copenhagen’s LGBTI+ policy (2019-2023) consisted of 54 initiatives across all of the administrations. A final evaluation was conducted by the Gender Equality Unit based on input from the LGBT+ civil society organizations involved in drafting the policy. The assessment is that the policy has strengthened the City’s collective LGBT+ efforts and has…