Suran Dickson

Suran Dickson born 1977) is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the British charity Diversity Role Models, which works to reduce homophobic bullying in schools. She founded the charity in 2011.In 2014, The Independent on Sunday ranked Dickson 10th in its Rainbow List of influential LGBTQ people, having ranked her 20th in the 2013 list, and listed her as a "national treasure" in the 2011 list.In 2014, The Guardian listed her 54th in its World Pride Power List, up from 73rd in its 2013 list.

Quotes

• The charity’s purpose is to encourage critical thinking and empathy to reduce bullying in schools around gender/sexuality; they achieve this by taking role models into schools to enable open and honest conversations which break down prejudice.
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• Turn your emails off, your phone off. You are entitled to have a life.
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• Don’t be afraid of difficult conversations. Have them, but with a smile on.
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• If you are dreading going to work on a Monday morning for a long period time, change your job
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