March 14 was #MedicineDay 14 Mart Tıp Bayramı 📌 What your best friend in the pub and the gossip in the gym or #medical, #business, #biology, science or #socialscience professors may not tell you in the classroom or have it wrong — Why does queering of #science & #medicine matter?

#PoliticalTheory 101 on queer science for
Science, #engineering, business and #managementscience #MBA and #planetaryhealth scholars

📍 https://massivesci.com/articles/queer-science-stem-lgbtqia-bias-field-work-lab-universities-school-discrimination/

By Dr. Liza Brusman

Science thinks it's unbiased. Queer scientists know that's not true

Being a queer scientist is an uphill battle for every inch

Massive Science

"Science thinks it’s unbiased. Queer scientists know that’s not true. Being a queer scientist is an uphill battle for every inch." ⬇️

#science #queerscience #queerhealth #medicine #innovation #queer #queering

"But what this person didn’t understand is that queer scientists are constantly #weighing their personal #safety versus #career #opportunities. Each time we apply for new positions, attend #conferences, or #travel for fieldwork, we have to consider whether these choices are safe."

— Liza Brusman

"I know firsthand the gulf between science’s supposed open-mindedness towards new #ideas and its attitude towards identities. #Science and #academia try to give an impression of sociopolitical neutrality and acceptance of queer* identities.. As a queer scientist, I know it isn’t true." +
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#queer #queering #science #integrativebiology #medicine