Our new report finds that nearly half of LGBTQ employees feel it’s important for employers to participate in Pride Month activities. But an even larger share, nearly six in 10, want employers to publicly take supportive positions on LGBTQ policy issues. Full report: tinyurl.com/WorkplacePride

@queeragu.bsky.social, the #LGBTQIA+ affinity group of @agu.org is organizing two technical sessions at the #AGU26 fall meeting. Abstract deadlines are Aug. 5. #QueerSTEM #LGBTQSTEM

Today is #IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia). It marks the day in 1990 that homosexuality was removed from the WHO Classification of Diseases. Celebrate queer friends, and challenge discrimination. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna... 📸 Minus18

We’re still smiling ear-to-ear from last week’s fab social mixer during #SydneyMardiGras — so much joy and nerdy, yet amazing science, in the one room! Lovely to see our community — from different science fields, coming together. Shout to CSIRO for co-hosting this event with us! #QueersInScience

Last call out! Who's coming along to the #QueersInScience social mixer tomorrow night as part of the Sydney Mardi Gras celebrations? Come along and chat about your fav science topic with local queer scientists. It's free, and there's snacks! Registration here: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

QueersInScience@queersinscience.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hey #Sydney! We're hosting a #QueersInScience mixer as part of the upcoming #SydneyMardiGras festival! Friday 27 Feb - 6:30pm Dove and Olive, 156 Devonshire Street Surry Hills **FREE** (rego req.) www.trybooking.com/events/landi... Come along and meet some queer friends and talk science! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#SydneyMardiGras is in full swing this week! Come along to our #QueersInScience event in Surry Hills this Friday - it's FREE (and there will be snacks). Make new pals, meet old ones, talk about science, about Mardi Gras, maybe even sports! (Ice Hockey, anyone?) Register on the link below 👇

QueersInScience@queersinscience.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hey #Sydney! We're hosting a #QueersInScience mixer as part of the upcoming #SydneyMardiGras festival! Friday 27 Feb - 6:30pm Dove and Olive, 156 Devonshire Street Surry Hills **FREE** (rego req.) www.trybooking.com/events/landi... Come along and meet some queer friends and talk science! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

If you’re around in #Sydney come say haaaaiiii to me and other queer science folks at the Mardi Gras @queersinscience.bsky.social event this Friday! Free event but need to register. #LGBTIQA+

QueersInScience@queersinscience.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hey #Sydney! We're hosting a #QueersInScience mixer as part of the upcoming #SydneyMardiGras festival! Friday 27 Feb - 6:30pm Dove and Olive, 156 Devonshire Street Surry Hills **FREE** (rego req.) www.trybooking.com/events/landi... Come along and meet some queer friends and talk science! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Sydney queers & friends! If you're about for the #SydneyMardiGras festival, come along and join our @queersinscience.bsky.social team at a social mixer on the 27 Feb in Surry Hills. FREE EVENT but rego req. I'll be there and am happy to talk your ear off about pulsars and Pedro Pascal's hotness.

QueersInScience@queersinscience.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hey #Sydney! We're hosting a #QueersInScience mixer as part of the upcoming #SydneyMardiGras festival! Friday 27 Feb - 6:30pm Dove and Olive, 156 Devonshire Street Surry Hills **FREE** (rego req.) www.trybooking.com/events/landi... Come along and meet some queer friends and talk science! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Hey #Sydney! We're hosting a #QueersInScience mixer as part of the upcoming #SydneyMardiGras festival! Friday 27 Feb - 6:30pm Dove and Olive, 156 Devonshire Street Surry Hills **FREE** (rego req.) www.trybooking.com/events/landi... Come along and meet some queer friends and talk science! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Folks in #Melbourne - there's a really good day of expert queer scientist talks, and opportunities to network coming up in just over a week. Check out the links below to register for this event at Swinburne University (in-person only) in Melbourne. Line up looks good! pass it on! 🧪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

QueersInScience@queersinscience.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Guess what, QueerFam? We’re hosting the #LGBTIQA+ STEMM Day symposium at Swinburne Uni (MELB.) on 18 Nov. 2025. We’d love for you to join us — incl. special session on Trans+ health & wellbeing + networking. Info: queersinscience.org.au/event/lgbtqi... Tickets: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

Guess what, QueerFam? We’re hosting the #LGBTIQA+ STEMM Day symposium at Swinburne Uni (MELB.) on 18 Nov. 2025. We’d love for you to join us — incl. special session on Trans+ health & wellbeing + networking. Info: queersinscience.org.au/event/lgbtqi... Tickets: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

Guess what, QueerFam? We’re hosting the #LGBTIQA+ STEMM Day symposium at Swinburne Uni (MELB.) on 18 Nov. 2025. We’d love for you to join us — incl. special session on Trans+ health & wellbeing + networking. Info: queersinscience.org.au/event/lgbtqi... Tickets: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

Our fab queer panel at the #QueersInScience event last night in Melbourne with: Chloe Mackallah, @cosmicrami.com, @astrokatie.com, Deanne Fisher, Krystal de Napoli and Catriona Vi Nguyen-Robertson. 🫶🏽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This was a really nice event with lots of great stories and background from queer scientists! ❤️

Excited to announce that our upcoming special #QueersInScience event in Melbourne with @astrokatie.com + our wonderful local QIS scientists has now sold out! Doors open: 5pm Short talks start: 5:20pm (runtime: 1 hour) Catch you folks on Thursday!

And last, but def. not least - our @queersinscience.bsky.social is super excited to be hosting this event with all these fabulous queer scientists (I'm in this one too, because I am a gay). I had to pick the snacks menu for this, and it went all fancy! Free food and free queer science! Come along!

SpaceAustralia.com@spaceaustralia.com · last yr.

And lastly, for #Melbourne, come along to a special @queersinscience.bsky.social event at The Oxford Scholar to hear from our queer scientists across different fields, as well as @astrokatie.com This is at around 80% capacity already, so get in quick! (FREE) queersinscience.org.au/event/queer-...

#Melbourne fam - come along to this special QiS event next week!

SpaceAustralia.com@spaceaustralia.com · last yr.

And lastly, for #Melbourne, come along to a special @queersinscience.bsky.social event at The Oxford Scholar to hear from our queer scientists across different fields, as well as @astrokatie.com This is at around 80% capacity already, so get in quick! (FREE) queersinscience.org.au/event/queer-...

Happy Pride Month from all of us here at the Museum! Out of the approximately 1500 species of animal that have been identified as displaying some same-sex behaviour, the giraffe is one of the most studied, with same-sex mounting and necking occurring more frequently than male-female mounting.

And last but not least, come along to a special @queersinscience.bsky.social event, where @astrokatie.com and four other queer scientists will be sharing about their work and how their queerness has shaped their professional journey in STEM. queersinscience.org.au/event/queer-... #Melbourne 6/6

Hey #Melbourne - QIS and @spaceaustralia.com have got an exciting event coming your way! Come along to our #QueersInScience event on 17 July, feat. @astrokatie.com and our panel of queer scientists! Free event, but limited spaces! More info / tickets: queersinscience.org.au/event/queer-...

Today also marks the start of Pride month globally. So, the aurora show is perfect - paint the sky rainbow! Happy Pride from Sydney, folks! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 📸 Sydney Mardi Gras

Here's pack two: go.bsky.app/Cw9bRYZ And here is pack three: bsky.app/starter-pack... Pass it on! #Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Well, it being #Pride month and all, let's kick things off with a couple of starter packs I haven't shared in a while ... The awesome folks at @prideinstem.bsky.social have made it super easy for you to queerify your TL, by following the good folks in these three starter packs: 1/2 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Astronomer and gay rights leader Frank Kameny was born 100 years ago today. His fight for justice helped foster change in and beyond STEM. doi.org/10.1063/pt.s... #HistSci #Physics #Astronomy

Frank Kameny the astronomer

The famed gay rights leader and accomplished scientist was one of thousands of US government employees who lost their livelihoods during the Lavender Scare.

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This includes working with all these excellent partners: - Intl. Science School - @spaceaustralia.com - @sydney.edu.au - @ozgrav.bsky.social - ARC CoE Dark Matter - Swinburne Uni. - Wheeler Centre - @queersinscience.bsky.social Keep an eye out for event pages and ticket links! 2/3 🔭

Folks in Melbourne - the #QueersInScience team will be hosting a special Queers in Science panel with @astrokatie.com and several of our own queer scientists at The Oxford Scholar in Melbourne City on the evening of 17 July. Keep an eye out for upcoming event links! [free event but limited spaces]

CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@rami.spaceaustralia.com · last yr.

Yo, #Sydney and #Melbourne! Some exciting news! Over last few months have been planning an excellent #SciComm event for our cities. We're hosting @astrokatie.com here in Oz for two weeks to talk about 'The End of Everything!' and more fun science. Got a fantastic program planned for you! 1/3 🔭

If you feel like your identity aligns well and you're open to being interviewed, please fill out this Google form no later than May 4th at 11:59 PM EST: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Astrobites will compile all of our entries and decide the final list of interviewees. (3/4)

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Please fill out this form to be considered for Astrobites Trans Astronomers Interview Series. If you have any questions/concerns, make sure to leave them in the questions/concerns box! The deadline to...

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For Pride month this year, Astrobites is looking to highlight transgender astronomers and we want YOU! We are planning to interview four astronomers about their experience being transgender in science, how they've dealt with barriers throughout their career . . . (1/4)

Hi folks! 🌈 Queers in Science VIC is putting on a board game night in Melbourne THIS THURSDAY! 🚀 We'll be meeting up at Fortress to enjoy games, drinks, and the company of our fellow science queers! ✨ Sign up here: www.eventfinda.com.au/.../roll-for...

Protect Trans Youth - Join the National Day of Action! on Feb 8th, 2025! The Queers in Science team encourages our communities and allies across the STEMM fields to join this rally, supporting Trans Youth in Australia. Find an event near you: transjustice.org.au/youth/ #LGBTIQA+

2/ The Details There are paid commissions and 'equipment for life' available for: 🔵 7 Writers and journalists ⚪️ 7 Illustrators and artists 💗 6 Audio and podcast producers www.wearequeeraf.com/telltranshis...