Educational Platform For Everyone!
Educational Platform For Everyone!
WHY WE ARE HERE
A large percentage of people from the LGBTQ+ community and/or female and non-binary people are intimidated to approach a barbershop.
Why?
We had a number of people who reached out to us and shared their stories. A common theme that recurred in their answers was not only did it take a lot of strength to approach a barbershop, but also they did not feel welcome nor understood due to their gender.
Why does this affect your business?
This will affect you as barbershop owners or barbers as you are closing down doors to clientele without you even knowing it. Through our research we found that the number one action that most people do to find a welcoming space to find their haircut is by using Google keyword searches such as "gender-free", "LGBT" and "non-binary haircuts".
How can we help you?
A large number of people from our survey said that in order to find a barbershop, there was a more extensive research period in order to find somewhere that they may feel comfortable. HAIR HAS NO GENDER is a website that exists to eliminate that extensive research and bring the customers to you or bring you to the right place for you as a client whilst also providing barber training in order to make sure your barber shop is a safe place.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to educate barbers and hairstylists to give people a haircut that makes them look the way they feel.
We vision a world where every business has full acceptance of all people and identities including those from the LGBTQIA+ communities.
By providing education, events and support programs we aim to help create safer spaces with more industry diversity.
FIRST RATE COURSE OFFERINGS
HAIR HAS NO GENDER is a consultancy service available UK-wide that brings gender awareness to your business and workshops for your employees, in order to verify yourself as a welcoming space.
With our courses we can guarantee to provide:
- Full day training workshops to eliminate gender barriers and educate all staff on current standards.
- A dedicated blog on our website that tells potential clients about your inclusivity.
- A listing in our HAIR HAS NO GENDER directory, which will let people know 100% where people will be understood
- Educational packs and marketing materials.
WHY WE ARE NEEDED?
Recent work with Daniel Rymer and Team
Hair Has No Gender with Daniel Rymer
We recently had the opportunity to work with the barber, educator and industry disrupter Keri Blue who has launched HAIR HAS NO GENDER to inspire the hair industry to start looking differently at how we treat customers. The objective of Hair Has No Gender is to educate and inform barbershops and hair salons about the lack of diversity within the industry and how to make salons a safe space where any client feels comfortable walking into and is not confronted with discrimination. Founder of HAIR HAS NO GENDER , Keri Blue is a queer non-binary barber who believes the hair industry is outdated and that the time for change and diversity is now.
Keri said, “I envision a world where every salon and barbershop has the knowledge to accept all people and identities. HAIR HAS NO GENDER provides education, events and support programs that can help create safer, diverse salons across the UK. It was great to work with Daniel and his team, although they already had an understanding of issues surrounding gender-neutral clients, it was a fantastic opportunity for me to work them with and to answer any questions that they had”.
Our salon started life as Daniel Rymer Male Grooming in 2015 at a time when the barbering scene in Bristol was dominated by fast-paced, no appointment necessary salons. “As a salon, we have spent most of 2021 transitioning away male grooming to barbering specialists, so this training was so important to us.
We have a growing number of gender-neutral clients, many of whom have struggled to find a good barber in Bristol who can cut their hair, in a professional and stylish environment that they feel comfortable in. The education provided to us by Keri as part of their training day has been invaluable. As we continue to attract more non-binary and gender-neutral clients the knowledge and understanding that the whole team now has will allow us to provide a first-rate experience from the moment they arrive in the salon, to when they leave.
“Keri’s course is absolutely essential for all barbershops, and hair salons. As an industry, it is important that we keep learning, and are not pedestrian to how the world is changing, and becoming more accepting of everyone. As an LGBTQ+-owned salon, we pride ourselves on having full acceptance of all people and identity. We are committed to ensuring that we are a welcoming, diverse and safe space for our team, our clients, and the wider community to work in or visit, regardless of gender or identity”, said Daniel.
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