Pride in STEM

We have not one, not two, but three Out Thinkers events this month: Norwich, Coventry, and Oxford! Great talks by queer people in STEM for free!

More info:

prideinstem.org/events/

Know any UK based LGBTQIA+ mathematicians (or other STEM people!) who deserve some credit for their work??? Vote for them by the 1st of March!

Travel funding information Travel cost reimbursement available!

Travel funding is available for our Trans+ in STEM symposium in London on 27th Feb!
Huge thanks to @prideinstem.bsky.social and @proud-science.bsky.social for making this possible🔬🧪🔭🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#lgbt #trans #lgbtSTEM
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Graphic reading 'the UK Government-commissioned 'Sullivan Review' of sex and gender in data and research collection threatens British research and trans inclusion. Here's why.'

📣 Today @felicitycallard.bsky.social and I have published the first peer-reviewed response to the 'Sullivan Review' of research and data on sex and gender.

doi.org/10.1111/tran...

The Review could threaten trans rights and inclusion, erode academic freedom, and undermine research quality.

In April, #PrideinSTEM turns 10! We will have a celebration for it, and we would like to recognize individuals who have had a positive impact on LGBTQIA+ People in STEM, here in the UK!

Do you know someone who fits that description?

Nominate them here:

prideinstem.org/2026/01/27/n...

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🧪🔭

Just a reminder that we have a new newsletter (and there's some fun stuff coming out tomorrow)! #PrideinSTEM 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📧

You can sign up here:

prideinstem.org/newsletter

and we could also ask EDI organisations to clarify on their website whether they are trans and non-binary inclusive! These are just my initial thoughts, I'm open to other ideas as well. anyone interested, my DMs are open! @prideinstem.bsky.social

a language guide, showcasing the work of trans and non-binary people (for EDI organisations to find speakers), creating a list of EDI organisations supportive of trans and non-binary people (so they know which events they can go to),

I'm looking for people who would like to co-create a resource helping EDI organisations in academia to be more trans and non-binary inclusive. Ideas include:

Sign up for: 'Celebrating transgender, non-binary, and intersex researchers in chemical sciences' Join us for a one-day symposium on 27th February 2026 at RSC Burlington House in London

Join us for a one-day symposium celebrating Trans+ students and researchers in STEM at the Royal Society of Chemistry in London on 27th February!
Free to attend

#trans #transstem #lgbtstem #lgbt #stem

transstemuk.substack.com/p/sign-up-fo...

The first review of The Edge of Space-Time (based on 1st pass pages!) is out from Kirkus and it's a strong one -- though I genuinely think The Invisible Enby and non-trinary neutrinos would vigorously object to being called queer slant-free "old hat" 💅🏽🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THE LIVING TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE THIS IS WHY WE'RE SO FUCKING ANGRY

Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance

#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames

*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *

Happy Polar Pride y’all 🏳️‍🌈❄️🐧🐻‍❄️🇦🇶
#PolarPride is a declaration of commitment to support, unite and uplift LGBTQIA+ people & enhance diversity in #PolarScience 😎🏳️‍🌈❄️
#PolarPrideDay #PolarPride2026 #PolarPrideDay2026 #LGBTSTEMDay #LGBTQSTEMDay #DiversityInPolarScience #DiversityInUKPolarScience

Sarah holding a small beaker which has a rainbow gradient, made up of layers of mixtures of sugar and water with different densities and colours. Sarah is wearing a white t shirt and dungarees which have vertical stripes with different colours and sequins.

It's International Day of LGBTQIA+ people in STEM!

Learning that I am asexual has made a big impact on my science communication work. I'm grateful to my scicomm friends for encouraging me and supporting my queer journey, for the ace community for helping me explore my identity.

#LGBTQSTEMDay

Happy #PrideInSTEMDay! 🏳️‍🌈
Today we celebrate all our colleagues and their identities, and raise the inclusive pride flag in recognition of all members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have contributed and who continue to contribute to STEM 🌈

Today is #LGBTQSTEMDAY, which celebrates the work of LGBTQIA2S+ people in science, technology, engineering, and math while also highlighting the barriers they face. Thank you to everyone who is working to make #STEM a more welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone!

Pride flag in front of the ATLAS experiment.

Happy #PrideinSTEMDay! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

ATLAS proudly celebrates the incredible diversity of our scientific community. Our varied backgrounds, perspectives and identities drive excellence in research. We are committed to advancing the recognition and representation of our LGBTQ+ colleagues — today and every day.

Today is #LGBTSTEMDay, an opportunity to celebrate and highlight the work and barriers of LGBTQIA+ people in STEM 🏳️‍🌈. Physicists in the LGBT community are more likely to face discrimination and pressure to stay in the closet . How can you help? Find out here: https://ow.ly/ewRF50XrQvI

🏳️‍🌈 Yesterday it was #LGBTSTEMDAY #LGBTSTEMDAY #LGBTQIASTEMDAY! 🌈 We'd like to share the view of our management on KM3NeT as an inclusive working environment in STEM 🏳️‍🌈

And we'd like to remind you of:
Diversity and Inclusion (lnkd.in/eQ4yBJuK)
Code of Conduct & Ethical behaviour (lnkd.in/eUirycxc)

Our panel and presenter Dr Eleanor Armstrong on stage

One of our small grant awardees presenting their project Transforming STEM

A ZSL scientist on stage. She has a slide with multicoloured frogs

The four panelist on stage. The two joshes, Kemi, and Jazmeen

What a fantastic evening we had celebrating the International Day of LGBTQIA+ people in STEM! We are very thankful to @zslofficial.bsky.social for hosting us and the team to deliver so many insights into Queer(ing) Ecology!

#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM

💡 En este día recordamos que el talento no tiene género, orientación ni identidad. Nuestra comunidad LGTBIQ+ ha contribuido —y sigue contribuyendo— a descubrir, diseñar y construir un futuro más inclusivo para todas las personas.

✨ Orgullo siempre. Ciencia para todes.

#OrgulloLGTBIQ #PrideInSTEM

📢 Today we celebrate International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!

📷 A drop of rainbow” (Lara Barrio): 🔴🟢🔵 With just three fluorescent markers it's possible to generate 7 colour combinations that allow researchers to track multiple cell populations in #Drosophila.

#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM

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Me by my poster wearing a shirt with primates on it.

Me in the rainforest in Indonesia with a dark green poncho and a thumbs up sign.

A box of rainbow nerds with text that says, “Um, they prefer the term "LGBTQIA+ in STEM””.

Me in downtown Denver with a pink sweatshirt that says, “Girls just wanna have fun(ding for scientific research).”

Happy “International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM”!!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🔬🧪🐒🧠 #LGBTQSTEM #PrideInSTEM

Asociación hache barra presenta: ¿Hay espacio para las personas queer en la ciencia del futuro? Es hora de renormalizar el campo... Una charla sobre ciencia, género y diversidad. Jueves 27 de noviembre a las 12:15h en el aula D3 de química. También en nuestro canal de Youtube. Por Gabriel López Pinar del I3A, y Chiara Speca INMA.

¿Hay espacio para las personas queer en la ciencia del futuro? 🏳‍🌈🔬

El próximo jueves charlamos con Gabriel (GDE–I3A) y Chiara (INMA) sobre visibilidad, diversidad y cómo hacer que STEM sea un lugar más seguro e inclusivo. ¡Os esperamos! #PrideInSTEM
@i3a.unizar.es @inmadivulga.bsky.social

Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM! 🧪⚒️

Nothing is a better demonstration of the anti-scientific nature of banning trans women from sports than the fact that the IOC's OWN STUDY found no evidence trans women have any advantage over cis women in sports, but they're planning on going ahead with banning us anyways

cover image for the queer variable, including a histogram with the colours of the pride flags, with a press quote by Andrea Bandelli from the Journal of Science Communication: A good source of wisdom to know what has been done, what is important, and what can be done better.

For the day that's in it*, If you'd like to meet some LGBTQIA+ people in STEM, here's a free ebook with 40 interviews that @drcarpineti.bsky.social and I put together a few years ago.
prideinstem.org/the-queer-va...
*International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM

Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay — a moment to honor the contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals in science and to acknowledge the progress still ahead. At the FMI, we remain committed to building an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to succeed.🌈

Amy stands in front of Headquarters at Kennedy Space Center. A flagpole bearing the flag of the United States and the Progress Pride flag stands in front of the building.

In 2023 I felt full acceptance.

Today I cannot display a rainbow on my desk at the Center.

So I celebrate with our partners at ESA.

HAPPY #LGBTQinSTEMDay

Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESAC site in Spain.

Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESRIN site in Frascati, Italy.

Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESEC site in Belgium.

Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESOC site in Darmstadt, Germany.

Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈

ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.

The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.

#SpaceForAll