Our colleague Amber Denman shares her thoughts on #PrideMonth

Jun 19 2020 working for us

It's #PrideMonth and you may already have read the reflections shared by our colleague Chris Yates. Today, we introduce you to Amber Denman, one of our emergency dispatchers. If we need to get an engineer to your property quickly, it's Amber and the team who get the wheels in motion, fast. Amber is also a member of our Pride at Work community. This is what Pride Month means to Amber.

Celebrating who we are

Pride Month isn’t just about parades or parties, and it certainly isn’t about alienating the straight community or forcing our sexual orientation in people's faces. It’s about celebrating who we are and our right to exist without fear of persecution.

Some of my friends used to say, “If I support gay rights people will think I am gay”. I used to turn around to them and say, “I support animal rights too, do I look like an animal?”. Pride Month is about not having to be scared of who you are.

Happy to be me

Cadent has been a very welcoming company with my sexuality. I have worked at different places before where I was scared to say I was gay, scared to be myself. Here I’m happy to be gay in the workplace, happy to be me.

I want people to see that all people should be treated equally, regardless of who they are or who they love. One day we won’t have to “come out of the closet”, we’ll just say we are in love and that will be all that matters. It might be scary but true love is the strongest emotion and nothing can break that! Don’t ever be afraid to show off your true colours.

No one should ever be afraid to walk down the street holding the hand of the person they love. It takes courage to grow up and be who you really are.

Cadent

Cadent is the UK’s largest gas distribution network with a 200-year legacy. We are in a unique position to build on strong foundations whilst encouraging the curiosity to think differently and the courage to embrace change. Day to day we continue to operate, maintain and innovate the UK’s largest gas network, transporting gas safely and protecting people in an emergency. Our skilled engineers and specialists remain committed to the communities we serve, working day and night to ensure gas reaches 11 million homes from Cumbria to North London and the Welsh Borders to East Anglia, to keep your energy flowing.

Future of Gas: Here at Cadent we support the Government’s plans to reach Net Zero by 2050. That means we’re backing the introduction of hydrogen as a low carbon alternative to natural gas for the future. We know people love the controllability of gas and, with our network already in place, it makes sense to switch to the lower carbon alternative offered by hydrogen, which we believe can keep homes and businesses warm for generations to come.

Cadent manages the national gas emergency service free phone line on behalf of the gas industry - 0800 111 999*

Cadent Gas Ltd is owned by a consortium of global investors.

*All calls are recorded and may be monitored.