Queer in STEM in Chemical Engineering News
The latest issue of Chemical Engineering News has an in-depth article about LGBTQ experiences in chemistry careers, particularly focusing on individual people’s stories.
Nine months pregnant, Kyle F. Trenshaw recently grappled with what to wear to a job interview. “Here I am, trans dude, super pregnant, and they want me to come in for a job interview,” says Trenshaw, a postdoc in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at Brown University who is in the process of transitioning from female to male.
“I was like, ‘What the heck do I wear?’ ” He opted for a button-down shirt, elastic waist khaki pants, nice shoes, and a tie.
Queer in STEM’s resident chemist, Daniel Cruz-Ramirez de Arellano, is quoted summing up our wishes for the project: “Hopefully, the newer generation can feel inspired and say, ‘There is a place for me in STEM even though I am queer.’ ”
Go read the whole article, and if you haven’t taken our new survey and sent it to all your queer and straight colleagues, hurry up and do it! We’re still taking responses, but sampling will conclude by the end of next month.
