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Diego Nunes<\/span> is tired of seeing LGBTQ+ friends bump up against discrimination\u2014often unintentional\u2014at work. He\u2019s watched shoulders sag after misplaced water cooler questions about girlfriends, seen friends sneak into gay nightspots fearful of being spotted by a client. Nunes<\/a> (MBA\u201918) is the former president of Cohort Q<\/a>, Questrom\u2019s LGBTQ+ MBA club, which provides networking opportunities, tracks down internships, and brings companies to campus to talk about diversity efforts. Now the marketing manager for Shoobx, a Boston-area start-up that provides software for entrepreneurs, Nunes\u2019 personal mission is to make workplaces more welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community and increase corporate diversity.<\/p>\n

1<\/span>Work and home can\u2014and should\u2014mix<\/span> \u201cIs there really a difference between who people are outside of work and who people are inside of work? When I started my career, I had two very different Diegos: one that was going to work and the other one outside of work. My biggest fear was that the two Diegos would have to meet, that I was going to be with some friends and I was going to meet somebody from work and that was going to be very complicated. You want people to feel like they can be themselves and bring their whole to their work; when I have to put my energy into thinking about the way I move, the way I behave, the way I talk, that\u2019s energy I could\u2019ve been putting into work and achieving better results.\u201d<\/p>\n

2<\/span>Don\u2019t make assumptions<\/span> \u201cMy native language is Portuguese; we don\u2019t have this neutral word \u2018partner,\u2019 but here you have it, which is great. So, instead of asking, \u2018Do you have a girlfriend or a wife or a husband?\u2019 just ask, \u2018Do you have a partner?\u2019 You don\u2019t have to make assumptions that people are straight.\u201d<\/p>\n

3<\/span>Recruit differently<\/span> \u201cAs soon as companies reach out to a college\u2019s career center, they should ask about making connections with student groups like Cohort Q. If they let people know they\u2019re particularly interested in attracting diversity candidates, it passes on a positive message.\u201d<\/p>\n

4<\/span>Encourage employee resource groups<\/span> \u201cEmployees with different kinds of affinities can gather in groups to expand their network and try to influence a company\u2019s policies. The fact that they\u2019re part of a club, and people know they\u2019re part of a club, minimizes the need to come out every time they meet someone new at the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n

5<\/span>Expand your view of diversity<\/span> \u201cWe have a very, very low representation of people of color or women who are lesbian, bi, or trans within the MBA LGBTQ+ community\u2014maybe the corporate MBA community. It\u2019s so male, white, and straight-passing that I just want people to notice that; think about your professional network, see how diverse it is, and you\u2019ll see why we have so much work still to do.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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