The AAS Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) works to promote equality for all LGBTQIA+ astronomers.
At the meet & greet, you will get to meet old and new SGMA members as well as allies across the AAS. Refreshments and ice breaker games are also provided!
At the panel discussion at UW, we will focus on helping queer astronomers navigate academic and personal lives through this current wave of anti-LGBTQIA sentiment, especially anti-trans legislation across the United States. Hope to see you at AAS and at our events!
The AAS Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) is now on Mastodon. For those unfamiliar with us, we Initially established as WGLE in Jan 2012, and work to promote equality for LGBTQIA+ and sexual minority astronomers. Our DMs are always open if you have anything you want us to focus on!
Visit our website for more information: https://aas.org/comms/sgma
The AAS Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) works to promote equality for sexual-orientation and gender minorities (SGMs) within our profession, including those identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning or queer, or asexual. SGMA was originally established as the Working Group on LGBTIQ Equality (WGLE) in January 2012.