In general, I always want the most competent people around whether LGBTQ+, disabled, etc. or not. The world isn't a perfect meritocracy, but choosing people bec

In general, I always want the most competent people around whether LGBTQ+, disabled, etc. or not. The world isn't a perfect meritocracy, but choosing people because they have blue or brown eyes, long or short hair, more or less melanin, or closely resemble the hiring manager over more capable candidates doesn't make sense. Healing biases doesn't mean flipping the coin over and continuing opposite ones; neither retribution nor additional discrimination heals. Someone has to draw-up the grace and determination to set down past baggage and show leadership by making themselves immensely capable. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of 'interposition' and 'nullification' -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers." - MLK Jr., "I Have a Dream" speech