​Guidant Global rainbow logo celebrates 50 years of LGBT Pride

By Alexa Bradbury, Global Marketing Director

At Guidant, we champion #ABetterWay of recruitment, and part of this is ensuring that our people reflect the diversity of the modern world. We encourage people to bring their authentic selves to work and this includes a commitment to creating safe, inclusive and welcoming spaces for the LGBT members of our staff to work in.

2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and, in recognition of this important year of LGBT history, we have updated our Guidant Global logo to include the iconic rainbow colours of the Pride flag. This is a move that’s been initiated by our LGBT employee group and is a nod to the contributions of the Stonewall activists, but also a signal to the world that Guidant is an employer that embraces and celebrates people from different backgrounds and communities.

The Stonewall Riots are an important milestone for the gay rights movement, led by drag queens, trans women of colour and other marginalised members of LGBT community. June also marks the annual Pride Month celebrations around the globe; a time for people from the community and their allies to acknowledge the hard-won efforts of those who fought for their freedom and dignity.

We’ve come a long way over the past fifty years and significant progress has been made. However, the annual Pride Marches also serve to remind us how much work there still is to be done.

There will be Pride events all around the UK and Ireland between June and September. See below for some of the key dates.

Upcoming Pride Events

Dublin Pride – 20th June

Edinburgh Pride – 22nd June

London Pride – 6th July

Bristol Pride – 13th July

Brighton Pride – 3rd August

Manchester Pride – 23rd August

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