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Christon is a UK board lead for glamazon (Amazon’s internal LGBT+ affinity group), recently pushing corporate boundaries by including their preference for gender-neutral pronouns in their email signature, encouraging others to follow suit. Christon led Amazon’s hosting of the first ever London summit for Lesbians Who Tech, setting a precedent to meet the needs of the gender diverse attendee base by providing gender neutral bathrooms for the first time. Christon has a history of dedication towards LGBT+ issues; through volunteering as a London Director for Lesbians Who Tech, founding the Gender Equality Society at Leeds Beckett University and working in the press office for San Diego Pride. Christon mentors multiple LGBT+ young professionals, has been shortlisted for Women In Data’s Twenty in Data & Technology awards and has contributed to articles in DIVA, Gay Times and Data IQ.

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