“…Despite legislative landmarks, day-to-day realities reveal that there is much work to be done to transform South African workplaces into spaces of true diversity and inclusivity. Discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity often starts early -in schools and higher educational institutions, places where career aspirations are moulded (Buthelezi & Brown, 2023;Francis, 2023). Therefore, a critical examination of career education from a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual (LGBTQIA+) perspective is long overdue.…”