Events

Lunches (12-1:30pm)
Friday, Feb 17 -- 209 Pillsbury Hall (East Bank)
Weds, March 7 -- 505 Ecology (St Paul)
Thurs, March 29 -- 221 Smith Hall (East Bank)
Friday, April 20 -- Picnic in St Paul, field south of the St Paul Student Center

Other events:
Weds, March 21 -- meetup at Bordertown Coffee, 4-6 PM
(16th Ave SE between 4th St and University Ave, across from the 4th St parking ramp)
Weds, April 4 --  bowling, basement of StP Student Center, 5-7 PM
Sat, April 14 -- bonfire, 521 5th St SE, 7:30 PM
  

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Resources

Here's a list of other organizations and published articles about queer science issues.

Photo Gallery

Resources

Other organizations relating to LGBT concerns in STEM fields:

National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGL STP) - www.noglstp.org

Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN ) - www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html

Point Foundation - www.thepointfoundation.org

Out and Equal Workplace Summit - http://outandequal.org/annual-summit

Lynn Conway Home Page (database and resource for transgendered persons) – http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/conway.html

Tribe – a social networking forum for gay, lesbian, bi, trans, intersex, queer, and friendly heterosexual allies in the sciences and technical professions – http://tribes.tribe.net/glbtscientists

American Chemical Society Gay and Transgender Chemists and Allies Subdivision http://prof.sites.acs.org/lgbtandallies.htm


Most of these organizations are selected from a long list of resources in the Science Careers articles listed below. Listing of an organization on this page does not constitute an endorsement by MN Queer Science.


Articles:
(files below in Attachments section)

Bilimoria, D., and A. J. Stewart. 2009. “ Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: The Academic Climate for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Faculty in Science and Engineering. NWSA Journal 21:85–103.

Cech, E. A.; Waidzunas, T. J., Navigating the heteronormativity of engineering: the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual students. Engineering Studies 2011, 3 (1), 1-24. DOI: 10.1080/19378629.2010.545065

Kay, L. 2009. LGBT Workplace Issues for Astronomers. Page 217, in Meeting the challenges of an increasingly diverse workforce, Proceedings of the Women in Astronomy and Space Sciences Conference

Kurzweil, J., Shattering the Glass Closet. Science Careers 2008, published online. DOI: 10.1126/science.opms.r0800063

McCook, A. 2010. A Transforming Field. The Scientist 24:80–82.

Nelson, B., Benefits Blues. Nature 2008, 454 (3), 132-133. DOI: 10.1038/nj7200-132a

Oberst, J. R., Closeted Discoverers: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender scientists. Science Careers 2010. DOI: 10.1126/science.opms.r0900097

Taron, D. 2006, October 6. Why I Am a Gay Scientist. Retrieved from http://gtapestry.blogspot.com/2006/10/why-i-am-gay-scientist.html.

Wang, L., Coming Out in the Chemical Sciences. Chemical & Engineering News 2011, 89 (21), 41-44. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/employment/89/8921employment.html

Wang, L., Paving the Way: Finding mentors and role models. Chemical & Engineering News 2011, 89 (21), web exclusive. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/employment/89/8921employment3.html


Suggestions for other organizations and articles are welcome in the comments or by email.
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