{"id":17502,"date":"2026-05-22T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=17502"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:54:30","slug":"supporting-non-binary-and-transgender-employees-transitioning","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-strategy\/dei\/supporting-non-binary-and-transgender-employees-transitioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting non-binary and transgender employees who are transitioning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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