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LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUTNG (LGBTQ) YOUTH
Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ+) scientists are an visible mory that still fac harassment and discrimatn. Fosterg safe, signated LGBTQ+ environments is a way for the muny to nnect wh each other and raise awarens. In honor of Pri Month (June 2021), Dr. Keislg (postdoctoral fellow at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia Universy), Dr. Le Bras (scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Instutn) and Dr. Ludka (postdoctoral rearcher at the Scripps Instutn of Oceanography) share wh Nature Communitns their experienc brgg together the LGBTQ+ muny at geoscience nferenc, and offer advice for how other discipl n do the same. * lgbt safe space *
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I was shocked that I was somehow only jt learng about gAyGU when I had been attendg the nferenc as an out queer person for over a ! For example, the name may change soon to be more clive, siar to how gAyGU is now AGQ. Unfortunately, lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) youth experience var challeng bee of how others rpond to their sexual orientatn or genr inty/exprsn.