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Sydney WorldPride is giving employers the opportunity to amp up their support for LGBTQ+ employees and help workplace education reach a broader audience, inclusion experts say.

WorldPride runs from Friday 17 February to Sunday 5 March, incorporating the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras along with a full calendar of events held in Sydney and beyond.

This is the first time the event has been held in the southern hemisphere and "it's an opportunity for employees to touch base with community with the endorsement and support of their organisation, which I think is so important for making you feel, not just that you're accepted in your organisation, but that you truly belong in your organisation and that your organisation acknowledges the stuff that goes on for you outside of work", says ACON's Pride Inclusion Programs associate director of quality, training and research, Nicki Elkin...