Out For Australia

Our vision is an empowered LGBTQIA+ community who are confident being their authentic selves in every workplace. Despite the progress since marriage equality in Australia in 2017, stigma and discrimination continue to be commonplace for LGBTQIA+ people in Australian society. Our community’s mental health and wellbeing lag behind the rest of the country, with the picture ever starker for our community’s most marginalised. Whichever job we hold, or in whichever industry we work, the significant portion of our lives that we spend at work can have a big impact on our overall well being. Our mission is to empower LGBTQIA+ people to thrive at work in the formative stages of their career. Despite younger generations being more likely to identify as LGBTQIA+ and first coming out younger, they are the least likely to be out at work. The transition from education to the workplace sees many choosing to go back into the closet. Only 24.5% of LGBTQIA+ people aged 18-24 years in 2020 were out to everyone they work with, less than half compared to those over 35. Workplaces have a vital role to play in changing this narrative, and so do we. Our experience in the workplace is not just shaped by the organisation we work for, but by the people within them, and the communities of people connected to them. Out for Australia builds connection across our community, across our workplaces, and across generations. We are empowering our next generation to thrive at work.