{"id":146,"date":"2020-11-11T20:21:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T20:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/astro-obs\/?p=146"},"modified":"2020-11-18T13:31:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T13:31:36","slug":"event-lgbtq-in-stem-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/astro-obs\/2020\/11\/11\/event-lgbtq-in-stem-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Event: LGBTQ+ in STEM day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wednesday November 18th is LBGTQ+ in STEM day, a day to celebrate the diversity of people who contribute to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The date represents American astronomer and gay activist Frank Kameny’s Supreme Court fight against workplace discrimination. For more information see https:\/\/prideinstem.org\/lgbtstemday\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LGBTQ+STEM Day on social media<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here at Newcastle, this falls in our undergraduate “buffer week”, a short breather between classes. We would therefore like to invite students (PGR and undergraduate, LGBTQ+ and allies) to an online social get-together at 12:00; the zoom details were sent by email, contact us if you’d like to be included. We will suggest a few topics for discussion and\/or a few social games, but please feel free to have lunch or a snack handy, and we will break into smaller groups for conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few topics I’d be happy to hear discussion on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n