The scienc n be a sanctuary for gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr dividuals, but bias may still disurage many om g out.
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THE 'GAY GENE' IS A MYTH BUT BEG GAY IS 'NATURAL,' SAY SCIENTISTS
“I didn’t really feel like I need to ph the gayns forward bee that’s already reprented the arts, ” he said, to a round of lghter. Edgardo Sanabria-Valent grew up feelg different om his peers – a suatn he n now make light of as Associate Director of the Program for Rearch Iniativ Science and Math (PRISM) at John Jay College of the Cy Universy of New York (CUNY):I e om a very Catholic background Puerto Ri, so I went to Catholic school, and — let’s jt say that no matter what, I n activate gaydars wh 50 feet. So there was no way I uld ever pass (as straight) Catholic School and high school, no one wanted to be iends wh the gay kid, so I end up havg no iends.
“I grew up gay a small town Rochter, but my fay’s om the Domin Republic, ” he said. ”His other inty was beg gay.
”For Edgardo, the journey has meant tegratg his var inti:I feel like we want to make sure we’re active the different aspects of our liv and for a while, I tried to keep them separate: I was Puerto Rin, I was gay, I was a scientist. I get subtle microaggrsns such as, “But you’re too pretty to be gay!