Victoria Jackson is an associate at BLM and a member of the firm’s equality, diversity & inclusion group. Here, she talks about the sense of relief that came with being able to be open about her sexuality in the workplace – but that it is important so much more is done.

If someone had told a younger me when growing up that in 2021 be an associate solicitor in an insurance law firm – openly out in the workplace – and in the midst of a global pandemic, I would never have believed it.