The Double Rainbow: What Happens When You’re Neurodivergent AND LGBTQIA+?
with Charlie Hart and Azi Court (Ausome Minds)
Many neurodivergent people are also LGBTQIA+, yet awareness initiatives, workplace conversations, and inclusion strategies often address these identities separately.
This session explores the “Double Rainbow” intersection between neurodivergence and LGBTQIA+ identities, examining how overlapping identities can influence lived experiences, wellbeing, and inclusion. Participants will gain insight into the concept of minority stress and how the impact of multiple marginalised identities can compound over time.
Combining research, lived experience, and practical inclusion strategies, Charlie will help attendees explore the relationship between neurodivergence and LGBTQIA+ identities while providing actionable approaches to allyship and inclusion. Using this intersection as a powerful example of intersectionality in practice, the session offers valuable insights for anyone looking to better support colleagues, strengthen workplace inclusion, or broaden their understanding of how identity shapes lived experience.
And the biggest takeaway? You’ll learn why looking at identities in isolation can leave people behind, and what meaningful inclusion looks like when we recognise and support the whole person.