Join me and my friend Janet Boyle-Jackson “Over the rainbow”.

Season 2 of the I Heart My Community Podcast is for leaders, like you (and me) who want to continue to learn and grow and do our part to make our workplaces and communities stronger and more inclusive. And BE better, together.

We kick off pride month with Janet’s story of moving to Bruce & Grey County in 1979, as trail blazers, Jan and her then partner and now wife Barb raised their 5 children and navigated many ‘firsts’ from integrating their family as a lesbian couple, workplace challenges and a community where they felt a sense of belonging and enjoy the freedom of self-expression.

We learn about the financial challenges that family status had on the things we take for granted like employer family benefits and tax filings.

What’s the next “first” for Jan? Aging LGBTQ+ communities worry about what retirement living and long-term care look like for them.

Will it be and inclusive space or will people feel they need to go ‘back in the closet’ to be safe at a vulnerable time in their lives.

How we will as leaders respond to looking ahead to support the needs of an aging and diverse community?