Evan Spotte-Smith (they/them)Dec 18
Well, it's finally up. Thanks @[email protected] @[email protected] for profiling me and my journey from @[email protected] to @[email protected]. It's been a hell of a ride. I'm glad I'm here safe, at least. ⚗️ #newpi #disabledinstem #lgbtqinstem #transinstem #leavingus #howtoleave #ireland

This chemist had a tenure-trac...
This chemist had a tenure-track job offer in the US when they decided to leave the country

Why Evan Spotte-Smith made that choice, and how they are finding the experience

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Anne Fausto-SterlingMay 22, 2025
A recent Texas Observer article on trying (and failing) to create the perfect and universal and permanent and true in all contexts biological definition of sex www.texasobserver.org/texas-lege-p... #lgbtqSTEM #TransinSTEM #Science #Medsky

Republicans Push to Define Bio...
Texas Republicans Push to Define Biological Sex in Statute 

“If biological sex were as obvious as lawmakers keep insisting that biological sex is, we wouldn’t be here.”

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Anne Fausto SterlingMay 11, 2025
"there are principles around which all scientists unite—those of evidence, independence, process, and inclusion. "
#science #blackinstem #QueerinSTEM #TransinSTEM
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw9972
Anne Fausto-SterlingMay 11, 2025
"there are principles around which all scientists unite—those of evidence, independence, process, and inclusion. " #science #blackinstem #QueerinSTEM #TransinSTEM www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Anne Fausto SterlingMar 28, 2025
Trump executive order would upend federal surveys that ask about gender identity | Science | AAAS https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-executive-order-would-upend-federal-surveys-ask-about-gender-identity
#lgbtqSTEM #science #medsky #transinstem #womeninstem
Anne Fausto-SterlingMar 28, 2025
Trump executive order would upend federal surveys that ask about gender identity | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... #lgbtqSTEM #science #medsky #transinstem #womeninstem

Trump executive order would up...
Anne Fausto-SterlingMar 23, 2025
1/2 #Anthropology #BehSci #BlackinSTEM #CogSci #devpsycsky ♀️ #IntersexInSTEM #LGBTQSTEM #medsky #PsychSciSky #QueerInSTEM #Queer+Trans #science #TransInSTEM #TransRights #womeninstem Who out there who works on trans or lgbt children or youth have had their grants canceled?
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Anne Fausto-SterlingMar 6, 2025
These studies would give us data on topics that we currently argue about in part because the data are too sparse. This way we can let prejudice prevail (that was irony for those who don't recognize it). #🌈🎓#transinSTEM #queerinstem #Equity #philsci #science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Evan Spotte-Smith (they/them)Nov 15, 2024
It's #TransgenderAwarenessWeek. And damn, is it ever a scary time to be a trans person, including in the US (where I live). I'm terrified for myself (I'm genderqueer), my trans and nonbinary partners and many folks that I care about. 1/2 #trans #genderqueer #TransInSTEM
theADHDacademicOct 18, 2023

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is conducting a study on LGBTQ+ persons in STEMM and available support in #HigherEd.

#STEM #AcademicChatter #LGBTQ #TransInSTEM #QueerInSTEM #BiInSci #LGBTInSTEM

https://qualtrics.uvm.edu/jfe/form/SV_5hhV7UkAMdRsUHI

Catalyzing a Data Infrastructure to Support LGBTQ Inclusion: Perception-Based Survey

Catalyzing a Data Infrastructure to Support LGBTQ Inclusion is a funded project in partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and QTPiE: Queer and Trans People in Education. The primary purpose of this perception-based survey is to examine perceptions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection, management, and use among leaders at colleges and universities.