We’re committed to making sure our workplaces are safe, inclusive, and welcoming for everyone. If you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, and/or asexual/aromantic (LGBTIQA+), we want you to feel a genuine sense of belonging in the NSW Government Graduate Program and throughout your government career.
As a NSW Government graduate, you are welcome to join our Graduate Pride Network, whether you identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community or as an ally. This is an inter-agency professional network where LGBTIQA+ graduates and their allies can come together to find support and connect with their peers. The Graduate Pride Network hosts events and can help with sourcing LQBTQIA+ mentors for graduates.
The Graduate Pride Network is affiliated with Pride in NSW, the NSW public sector network for LGBTIQA+ employees and their allies. As a Pride in NSW member, you will have opportunities to meet other members, collaborate on LGBTIQA+ work, learn about all parts of the community and sector Rainbow networks activities, and hear from leaders and experts on issues that impact LGBTIQA+ staff.
The Graduate Pride Network also has affiliations with many departmental pride networks. They can help connect you with networks throughout your placements in the program.
As a graduate and throughout your government career, you can reach out to the Pride in NSW team anytime you’d like a little extra support, or any LGBTIQA+ resources or information on LGBTIQA+ inclusion in the sector. They’re available to ensure you are never on your own – there are rainbows all around you.