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July 3, 2022

How to be inclusive of non-binary people

We ask the experts how startups can support non-binary employees and build well-informed and inclusive teams.


Christopher El Badaoui and Araxie Boyadjian are the cofounders of LVNDR, a healthtech platform developing inclusive sexual health solutions for the LGBTQ+ community. In their view, relying on the right resources and experts — and ensuring managers are wised up and prepared to educate their teams — is crucial for ensuring non-binary people ( those who identify outside of the traditional gender binary) feel welcomed at work. Here are just some of their tips. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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