Opportunity for LGBTQ2+

Opportunity for all employees // Opportunité pour tous les employés

Opportunity for LGBTQ2+ employees // Opportunité pour les employés LGBTQ2+

A French message follows / le français suit :

The TBS Social Media team is working on the department’s social media campaign for LGBTQ2+ Pride Season 2021, taking place from June 1 – August 31. We would like to work with our colleagues in diversity and inclusion professional networks to publish first-person testimonials in celebration of Pride Season on the Your Government at Work Facebook account.

If you’re interested in participating, we are open to you taking the piece in whatever direction you prefer. For example, your submission could be used as an opportunity to issue a message of solidarity and support from your respective networks to LGBTQ2+ Government of Canada employees. Alternatively, you could choose to share a more personal story about what Pride Season celebrations mean to you.

The questions outlined in the document attached may help as writing prompts. Feel free to answer one, some, or all of the questions directly and have the TBS Social Media team create a short article based on your responses. Or you can incorporate your response(s) into a short paragraph yourself!

Here are two samples of testimonials we have published for other campaigns on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/YourGovernmentatWork/posts/1137633383269751

https://www.facebook.com/YourGovernmentatWork/posts/1208670762832679

Feel free to include your name, role, department and pronouns with your submission. Photos are also welcome!

If you wish to make your submission anonymously, please submit your answers through the following form: https://forms.gle/m3ZqVFMCSwUU7KgN7

DETAILS

Post length: maximum 200 words. Deadline: July 15

Sample post:

As part of #LGBTQ2+ #PrideSeason, [name optional] shared with us a bit about their unique experience:

“INSERT QUOTE”

Thank you [name optional] And thank you to the _____network for your help in coordinating this post.

Writing prompts: the questions to use as writing prompts are attached.

Thank you for considering sharing your unique experiences this Pride Season.

– TBS Social Media