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500 Queer Scientists
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Here to celebrate Queer and Trans joy and accomplishments in STEM! We are finally on BlueSky! #lgbtqSTEM
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🧪New Report on #Postsecondary #SOGI #Data Practices!!! So excited to release this labor of ❤️ TODAY! To 👢, we have awarded 5 Institutions funding to implement these data practices to ensure all students get a fair chance to contribute to #STEM!
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AAAS has awarded five institutions grants to implement new data collection practices with the goal of broadening access to STEMM fields for underutilized talent. They have received funds to build data infrastructure that allows for the ethical and law-attentive collection and use of SOGI data.
Five Postsecondary Institutions Receive Funding to Improve Collection and Use of SOGI Data | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Five institutions have received funding to support promising data collection practices with the goal of broadening access to science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medical fields from under...
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February 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Zac Haverfield (He/Him)

I am gay and I am a biomedical imaging scientist and skeletal mechanist.//

As a board certified radiographer and a PhD candidate at the Ohio State University I have had the opportunity to apply my clinical expertise and interests to a wide variety of research fields.
February 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Michael Calhoun (He/Him)

I am gay and I am a conservationist.//

I was born and raised in Vernonia, Oregon. Having grown up on a farm next to Rock Creek, the source of drinking water for my hometown, I came to appreciate the resource of water which we cannot live without.
February 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hi friends! We need to refresh our website and are looking for a web developer from this community who can help. Please DM recommendations!
January 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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There's a lot of very cool stuff made by LGBTQIA+ folks on this thread, so check it out if you want to support small queer businesses! (and obviously I'd love it if you bought my pins from canopyrobin.etsy.com)
January 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Only by bringing our whole selves to work can we truly thrive.
'Chemistry is Personal' charts my journey as a chemist, the way some of our chemistry intersects with personal experiences, and LGBT+ representation in STEM.
This seminar is in Sheffield but also online.
Click Prachi's post to sign up!
January 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Keerti Sitani (She/Her)

I am bisexual and I am a nuclear physician.//

I am a practicing physician in India. As a nuclear physician, I am involved in both clinics and research.
January 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Jörg Enderlein (He/Him)
@joergenderlein.bsky.social

I am gay and I am a biophysicist.//

I am a biophysicist at the Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany.
January 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
AJ (They/Them)

I am non-binary and I am a volcanologist.//

I grew up queer in Australia, and completed my BSc in the kingdom of Hawai’i. Whilst studying my masters in physical volcanology and indigenous knowledge systems, I found my Gender identity:
January 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If you are a #500queerscientists contributor and here on BlueSky, drop us a note! 👋 ⬇️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
January 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Collaborating with @rin-krichilsky.bsky.social and Kanako Shimizu, we put together what's basically a top-ten list of ways to help foster trans inclusivity and awareness within our scientific and academic communities and would love if you could help share the guide!
January 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Maeve McLaughlin (She/They)

I am transfemme, lesbian, and I am a molecular microbiologist.//
January 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Erikah Souza (Ella/She)

I am trans and I am a mathematics teacher in basic education at public schools in Brazil.//
January 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I am gay and I am a materials scientist and engineer.//

My name is Mykyta and I am a PhD candidate at Penn State studying Materials Science and Engineering.
January 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM