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Pride in STEM Podcast – All About Asexuality
In the UK 2010 Equality Act, asexuality is not listed as a protected characteristic, part of the reason for this may be due to the lack of understanding of what asexuality is. Ignorance of asexuality can create several barriers for those who are ace and want to pursue...
August 2020 Newsletter
Welcome to the tenth volume of our monthly newsletter! To subscribe visit www.jiscmail.ac.uk/PRIDEINSTEM (1) Solidarity With #BlackLivesMatter We stand in solidarity with the Black community in Minneapolis and across the US resisting and fighting against police...
Wanna Participate In Our Virtual Out Thinkers?
You might have noticed that Out Thinkers, our events in the UK, have all been cancelled. The cancellations have been absolutely necessary, physical distancing is key to protecting as many people as possible, in order to reduce the strain on the health system, and...
LGBTSTEMDay 2020: A potential new date & more opportunities to make a difference
When we selected a date for the first International Day of LGBTQ+ people in STEM, our rationale was to find a time close enough to Pride Month that didn’t conflict with any other major events or days of celebration. Since the very beginning, we have discussed July...
March With Us!
Saturday 6th July will see Pride in STEM at the forefront (quite literally) of this year's march for Pride in London. Nothing quite beats the thrill of walking, placards raised, cheering and laughing, being buoyed by the enthusiasm of the crowd. Great fun; we got a...
Pride in STEM needs your opinions for this LGBTSTEM Day
Last year for LGBTSTEM Day we asked people to submit a video of themselves with a simple phrase “I’m LGBTQ and I’m in STEM!” The video and the message were simple by design as we were approaching the daunting task of co-launching the international day, we wanted a...
Pride in STEM Talks Diversity at the European Space Agency
Mid-January is the time for pushing forward on resolutions - a fitting time, then, for a workshop pushing on with the inclusion agenda at the European Space Agency (ESA). Opened by the Johann-Dietrich Wörner, and by Franco Ongaro, Director of Technology, Engineering...
Pride in STEM does Pride Proud
Pride in STEM has two major stories – we wish to “queer up science spaces” and “science up queer spaces”. Leading in these activities, for the former we have our Out Thinkers programme of evening talks which enables us to queer up science spaces, and promote role...
LGBTSTEM Day – Press Release
LGBTQ+ people in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) continue to struggle to openly be themselves, and this cannot continue. This change must happen as soon as possible, and so July 5th will be #LGBTSTEMDay, the first international day of LGBTQ+ people...
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