Independentemente de você aceitar ou não, de concordar ou não, de se sentir ofendido ou não, tudo isso faz parte do século XXI e é melhor ter alguma compreensão.
I think we all, as nail professionals, recognise the absolute need for diversity and inclusivity. Whether it is referring to staff or clients, we MUST NOT discriminate against any of the 9 protected characteristics named in the Equality Act 2010. These are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or beliefs, sex or sexual orientation.
Mas por que discriminar? Se uma pessoa é boa em seu trabalho, o que importa a raça ou o gênero dela? Se um cliente está disposto a pagar por um serviço, importa a cor da pele, o sexo ou o gênero com o qual ele se identifica?
I see far too many ‘shock horror’ questions on Facebook that a woman has booked in for enhancements, for example, but she used to be a man! So??
Um pouco de educação, compreensão e bondade humana é tudo o que é necessário. Do ponto de vista puramente comercial, há um enorme mercado que adoraria se sentir confortável e bem-vindo ao fazer as unhas ou qualquer outro serviço e tratamento de beleza.
Let focus on some of the common ones that pop up – gender, being transgender, gender identity and (what is STILL so scary for some) HIV.
You may have noticed that there is often in current times, a pronoun disclosure associated with a person e.g her/she, he/him, they/them (I noticed it on the recent Glow Up series for the contestants). I, personally, have come across this for several years as there are many fashion models that identify as non-binary or trans. I have to admit that the “they/them” pronouns took a bit of getting used to. If I thought I may have got it wrong, then it just takes the question “did I get that right?’ and all is good.
Se essa situação o ofender, você precisará se informar mais sobre o assunto. Você é o profissional e eles são os clientes. Você não pode discriminar. Fim de.
For many that are trans it can be a difficult journey (as can a lot of things in life!) Being accepted without judgement is all that is needed. Maybe pronouns could be a useful question on consultation forms? It could help to avoid offending and it is common practice now in so many situations.
Let’s move onto HIV. This sits under the “disability” aspect of protected characteristics. Many of us will have been trained to avoid any clients with HIV, or, at the very least, treat them like second class citizens that will infect the human race. Well, times have changed!
Convidei Sam Marshall para expor suas ideias neste blog. Ela é uma grande defensora da compreensão dos tópicos de HIV e LGBTQIA+ e é muito mais versada nesse vasto assunto do que eu.
SM : People living with HIV on effective treatment can now live a long, full and healthy life. Also, most people living with the virus are “UNDETECTABLE” which also means they are “UNTRANSMISSABLE” which basically means you cannot catch it off them.
They also do not have to disclose their status to anyone, and you should not be asking them. Logically if you ask the question, you will then need to refuse treatment to anyone who hasn’t had a negative test recently or someone positive who isn’t undetectable and have a valid reason on your risk assessment.
In short, their status is none of your business. If you encountered a needle stick injury, abrasion from a file that drew blood or another way of getting blood in your skin (you wear gloves for starters!) then you would follow the same procedure regardless of the situation.
It is actually really hard to contract HIV and there have been no known cases in the nail, hair or beauty industries. Ever. As for companies asking if clients have AIDS… well… you cannot have AIDS, you die of an AIDS related illness and you would not be trotting out for a quick mani!
Se essa pergunta estiver em seus formulários de consulta, por favor, retire-a. Já questionei muitas empresas sobre isso e nenhuma delas me respondeu com um motivo decente.
Para ler mais, visite www.tht.org.uk ou www.ght.org.uk E fique sempre à vontade para me enviar um e-mail diretamente para [email protected]
Para obter mais treinamento sobre Trans Awareness, tenho um webinar no dia 30 de junho.th June 7pm-9pm along woth Keri from “Hair Has No Gender” priced at just £45.
Para reservar, basta clicar neste link:
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To conclude: we are a service industry dealing with members of the public. Do not dis-count a vast section of humanity because either you don’t understand, or you’re offended. Every adult is a potential client. Welcome all, make all feel comfortable and welcome, even make a point of welcoming all the LGBTQIA+ communities and people living with HIV to your salons. They are paying clients who just want acceptance (and no, you’re NOT going to ‘catch’ anything’!)
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