Lesbian Visibility Week: Lawyer Jacqui Rhule-Dagher on why inclusive spaces matter now more than ever (EXCLUSIVE)

Jacqui Rhule-Dagher (Image: Jonathan Phang; Attitude/Kit Oates)

Jacqui Rhule-Dagher is a lawyer at Hogan Lovells, the founder of Legally Lesbians, and was named on the 2024 Attitude 101 list of LGBTQ+ trailblazers. In this opinion piece for Attitude, she reflects on the importance of representation, the challenges of navigating homogeneous spaces, and why building inclusive environments in the workplace is more urgent than ever.

As a Black, lesbian lawyer, I know all too well what it feels like to exist in spaces that are extremely homogeneous. Early on in my career I regularly attended LGBTQIA events. I was usually one of the only women there and nearly always the only person of colour. Some people might argue that this was just a coincidence, but to me, it seems like a

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