Event Description
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Article Selection:
Coming out: the experience of LGBT+ people in STEM
by Ben Barres, Beth Montague-Hellen, and Jeremy Yoder.
Link to article.
Abstract:
Despite growing acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people (LGBT; subsequently LGBT+ to encompass a spectrum of genders and sexualities), discrimination and alienation remain. A recent report [
1
] has shown that many STEM workplaces and professional culture can exclude people who identify as LGBT+ (Fig.
1
).
Genome Biology
spoke to Beth Montague-Hellen, Jeremy Yoder, and Ben Barres about their personal experiences. |