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500 Queer Scientists

{{short description|US LGBTQ+ campaign}}

{{infobox organization

|name = 500 Queer Scientists

|logo = 500 Queer Scientists logo.png

|logo_alt = The logo of 500 Queer Scientists

|founded = 4 June 2018

|founders = Lauren Esposito, Sean Vidal Edgerton

|website = {{URL|500queerscientists.com}}

}}

500 Queer Scientists is a visibility campaign for LGBTQ+ people working in the sciences.{{cite web|url=https://500queerscientists.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/eb0b9c_71f94bbb8f9741a2bbf579817052aa74.pdf|access-date=18 March 2020|title=500 Queer Scientists: A new campaign for a more inclusive STEM future|author=500 Queer Scientists|date=4 June 2018|website=500 Queer Scientists}} Queer scientists submit short descriptions of their lives to the organization; these are manually checked and proof-read before being posted to the group's website.{{cite magazine|magazine=Mother Jones|last=Walrath|first=Rowan|url=https://www.motherjones.com/media/2018/06/500-queer-scientists-gay-pride/|title=They're Here. They're Queer. They're Scientists.|date=5 June 2018|access-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091720/https://www.motherjones.com/media/2018/06/500-queer-scientists-gay-pride/|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}} In collating submissions, the organization intends to show queer people currently working in science that there are others like them, to provide role models for future generations of researchers, and to create a database that can be used when planning events to ensure representation.{{cite magazine|magazine=The Advocate|url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2018/7/19/500-queer-scientists-make-your-day-smarter#media-gallery-media-1|title=500 Queer Scientists to Make Your Day Smarter |date=19 July 2018|access-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226114223/https://www.advocate.com/people/2018/7/19/500-queer-scientists-make-your-day-smarter#media-gallery-media-1|archive-date=26 February 2020|url-status=live}}

History

The group was founded in San Francisco on 4 June 2018, by Lauren Esposito, an arachnology professor at the California Academy of Sciences{{cite web|url=https://www.calacademy.org/press/releases/dr-lauren-esposito-honored-for-500-queer-scientists-campaign|website=California Academy of Sciences|last=Mendez|first=Kelly|title=Dr. Lauren Esposito honored for 500 Queer Scientists campaign|date=14 March 2019|access-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705182332/https://www.calacademy.org/press/releases/dr-lauren-esposito-honored-for-500-queer-scientists-campaign|archive-date=5 July 2019|url-status=live}} and Sean Vidal Edgerton, a science illustrator and evolutionary virologist at the academy.{{cite news|work=SFGATE|url=https://www.sfgate.com/living/article/Sean-Edgerton-profile-14866922.php|title=Meet the San Francisco artist with a grisly side gig: Performing whale necropsies|date=6 December 2019|last=Bartlett|first=Amanda|access-date=19 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113073913/https://www.sfgate.com/living/article/Sean-Edgerton-profile-14866922.php|archive-date=13 January 2020|url-status=live}} In the press release announcing its foundation, the organization referenced, as part of its motivation, a 2016 paper in the Journal of Homosexuality{{cite journal|journal=Journal of Homosexuality|doi=10.1080/00918369.2015.1078632 |url= https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56b14b283c44d80f317c5948/t/56e1bf7f37013b87984bbbeb/1457635202124/Queer+in+STEM.pdf |title=Queer in STEM: Workplace Experiences Reported in a National Survey of LGBTQA Individuals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Careers|last1=Yoder|first1=Jeremy B.|author-link1=Jeremy Yoder|last2=Mattheis|first2=Alison|year=2016|volume=63|number=1|pages=1–27|publisher=Routledge|pmid=26241115|s2cid=4514344 }} that found that, in 2013, more than 40% of respondents to a survey who identified as LGBTQ+ had not revealed that they were to their colleagues. The campaign was inspired by the group 500 Women Scientists;{{cite journal|journal=Science|doi=10.1126/science.caredit.aau5929|last=Madhusoodanan|first=Jyoti|title=Visibility matters: A conversation with the co-founder of 500 Queer Scientists|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/visibility-matters-conversation-co-founder-500-queer-scientists|access-date=18 March 2020|date=26 June 2018|s2cid=150274178 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314040519/https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2018/06/visibility-matters-conversation-co-founder-500-queer-scientists|archive-date=14 March 2020|url-status=live}} the two groups are separate, but consider themselves to be "informally partnered". At launch, the site contained 50 scientists' stories; within a week this had reached 250, and by 26 June there were 550. The first stories were all written in English.

In June 2019, they held an event with publisher Elsevier to mark World Pride.{{cite web|url=https://www.elsevier.com/connect/elsevier-and-500-queer-scientists-to-hold-nyc-event-for-world-pride|title=Elsevier and 500 Queer Scientists to hold NYC event for World Pride|last=Parsons|first=David James|date=20 June 2019|website=Elsevier Connect|access-date=20 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903123853/https://www.elsevier.com/connect/elsevier-and-500-queer-scientists-to-hold-nyc-event-for-world-pride|archive-date=3 September 2019|url-status=live}} The site had over 900 profiles by July 2019;{{cite magazine|url=https://eos.org/articles/shining-a-spotlight-on-lgbtq-visibility-in-stem|doi=10.1029/2019EO127693|magazine=Eos|title=Shining a Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Visibility in STEM|last=Duncombe|first=Jenessa|date=3 July 2019|volume=100 |access-date=19 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812023207/https://eos.org/articles/shining-a-spotlight-on-lgbtq-visibility-in-stem|archive-date=12 August 2019|url-status=live}} in that month, the group was involved in organizing the second LGBTSTEM Day.{{cite web|url=https://prideinstem.org/lgbtstem-day-2019-press-release/|author=|date=2019|title=LGBTSTEM Day, July 5th 2019|website=Pride in STEM|access-date=19 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102092915/https://prideinstem.org/lgbtstem-day-2019-press-release/|archive-date=2 November 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|magazine=APS News|title=APS Celebrates LGBTSTEM Day|url=https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/updates/lgbtstem-day.cfm|date=3 July 2019|author=|access-date=19 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708205512/https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/updates/lgbtstem-day.cfm|archive-date=8 July 2019|url-status=live}}

Recognition

For founding 500 Queer Scientists, the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals awarded the 2019 Walt Westman Award to Lauren Esposito.{{cite web|url=https://www.noglstp.org/publications-documents/announcements/2019-02-04-noglstp-recognizes-chan-morales-and-freeman-as-lgbtq-educator-engineer-and-scientist-of-the-year-for-2019-esposito-as-walt-westman-award-winne/|title=NOGLSTP Recognizes Chan, Morales, and Freeman as LGBTQ+ Educator, Engineer, and Scientist of the Year for 2019, Esposito is Walt Westman Awardee|date=4 February 2019|access-date=18 March 2020|website=National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202080134/https://www.noglstp.org/publications-documents/announcements/2019-02-04-noglstp-recognizes-chan-morales-and-freeman-as-lgbtq-educator-engineer-and-scientist-of-the-year-for-2019-esposito-as-walt-westman-award-winne/|archive-date=2 February 2020|url-status=live}}

Notable people included

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  • David Adger{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=David Adger|url=https://500queerscientists.com/david-adger/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Adger|first=David|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Clara Barker{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Clara Barker|url=https://500queerscientists.com/dr-clara-barker/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Barker|first=Clara|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Cynthia Bauerle{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Cynthia Bauerle|url=https://500queerscientists.com/cynthia-bauerle/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Bauerle|first=Cynthia|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Alex Bond{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Alex Bond|url=https://500queerscientists.com/alex-bond/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Bond|first=Alex|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Ben Britton{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Ben Britton|url=https://500queerscientists.com/ben-britton/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Britton|first=Ben|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Peter Coles{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Peter Coles|url=https://500queerscientists.com/peter-coles/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Coles|first=Peter|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Lynn Conway{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Lynn Conway|url=https://500queerscientists.com/lynn-conway/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Conway|first=Lynn|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Rochelle Diamond{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Rochelle (Shelley) Diamond|url=https://500queerscientists.com/rochelle-shelley-diamond/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Diamond|first=Rochelle|date=5 February 2020}}
  • JJ Eldridge{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=JJ Eldridge|url=https://500queerscientists.com/jj-eldridge/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Eldridge|first=JJ|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Lauren Esposito{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Lauren Esposito|url=https://500queerscientists.com/lauren-esposito/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Esposito|first=Lauren|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Michael Francis Fay{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Michael Fay|url=https://500queerscientists.com/michael-fay/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Fay|first=Michael|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Jon Freeman{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Jon Freeman|url=https://500queerscientists.com/jon-freeman/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Sam Giles{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Sam Giles|url=https://500queerscientists.com/sam-giles/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Giles|first=Sam|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Abhik Ghosh{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Abhik Ghosh|url=https://500queerscientists.com/abhik-ghosh/}}
  • Lisa Graumlich{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Lisa Graumlich|url=https://500queerscientists.com/lisa-graumlich/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Graumlich|first=Lisa|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Renée Hložek{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Renee Hlozek|url=https://500queerscientists.com/renee-hlozek/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Hlozek|first=Renee|date=5 February 2020}}
  • J. David Jentsch{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=J. David Jentsch|url=https://500queerscientists.com/j-david-jentsch/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Jentsch|first=J. David|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Autumn Kent{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Autumn Kent|url=https://500queerscientists.com/autumn-kent/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Kent|first=Autumn|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Nathan H. Lents{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Nathan H. Lents|url=https://500queerscientists.com/nathan-h-lents/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Lents|first=Nathan H.|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Katie Mack{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Katie Mack|url=https://500queerscientists.com/katie-mack/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Mack|first=Katie|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Anson W. Mackay{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Anson W. Mackay|url=https://500queerscientists.com/anson-mackay/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Mackay|first=Anson W.|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Jessica Mink{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Jessica Mink|url=https://500queerscientists.com/jessica-mink/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Mink|first=Jessica|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Shaun O'Boyle{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Shaun O'Boyle|url=https://500queerscientists.com/shaun-oboyle/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=O'Boyle|first=Shaun}}
  • Jonathon Rendina{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Jonathon Rendina|url=https://500queerscientists.com/jonathon-rendina/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Rendina|first=Jonathon|date=5 February 2020}}
  • David K. Smith{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=David Smith|url=https://500queerscientists.com/david-smith/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Smith|first=David|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Jessica Ware{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Jessica Ware|url=https://500queerscientists.com/jessica-ware/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Ware|first=Jessica|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Tristram Wyatt{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Tristram D. Wyatt|url=https://500queerscientists.com/tristram-d-wyatt/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Wyatt|first=Tristram D.|date=5 February 2020}}
  • Jeremy Yoder{{cite web|website=500 Queer Scientists|title=Jeremy Yoder|url=https://500queerscientists.com/jeremy-yoder/|access-date=20 March 2020|last=Yoder|first=Jeremy|date=5 February 2020}}

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See also

References

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External links

  • [https://500queerscientists.com/ 500 Queer Scientists]

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