An interview with Karen Fraser MBE

A third of LGBTQ+ people working in advertising are subject to sexual harassment in the workplace – significantly more than their straight counterparts, that’s according to the #timeToo study conducted in 2018, explains Karen Fraser in this fascinating interview with Joanne Oatts. Karen goes on to explain that the LGBTQ+ community was also more likely to be harassed more often. And they face multiple barriers to reporting the harassment, including possibly outing themselves in the workplace. Karen has become a Celebrant and is particularly keen to celebrate love in all its forms, especially amongst the LGBTQ+ community. USEFUL LINKS TimeTo timeto.org.uk/ NABS Advice Line: nabs.org.uk/how-we-can-help/advice-line/ NABS Advice line number: 0800 707 6607, 9am-5.30pm on weekdays. Or email support@nabs.org.uk Other helplines available on the TimeTo website. TUC report: Sexual Harassment of LGBT people in the workplace: tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/sexual-harassment-lgbt-people-workplace Bloom Network: bloomuk.org/ www.outvertising.org