Kegworth Amazon team celebrates Pride Month
Added by Love Business East Midlands | 19 July 2024
Amazon in Kegworth has celebrated Pride Month with a party for the fulfilment centre employees.
The team celebrated Amazon’s Pride Month with games and live music from Ryan Joseph, a learning and development trainer at the Kegworth fulfilment centre. Ryan said:
“I was extremely proud to sing at Amazon in Kegworth’s Pride party at this year! Seeing all the smiles and looks of surprise, and hearing everyone’s positive comments about my performance was incredible. Being supported by such a strong team means the world. It’s great to see LGBTQIA+ colleagues and allies supported and celebrated by Amazon during Pride Month – we had such a great time celebrating.”
Amazon has 13 affinity groups, also known as employee resource groups. They play an important role in bringing Amazon employees together and create a sense of community globally while encouraging inclusivity and diversity. These groups include Glamazon, the Black Employee Network, Asians At Amazon, People with Disabilities and Women At Amazon.
Ryan has been involved with Glamazon, Amazon’s LGBTQIA+ affinity group, since he joined the company in 2020. He oversees Glamazon across the Midlands, organising events, creating educational materials, building support networks and more to ensure LGBTGIA+ Amazon employees receive the support they need to come to work as their true selves.
Glamazon helps Amazon employees build a network with other LGBTQIA+ colleagues and allies across the business on a global level. The group promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion, and gives mentorship opportunities to members.
There are over 200 active Glamazon affinity group chapters around the world who work with Amazon to create an inclusive workplace, host hundreds of community events, and celebrate Pride annually.
