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Fourteen Recommendations to Create a More Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Academic Biology.

ABSTRACT: Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and otherwise nonstraight and/or non-cisgender (LGBTQ+) have often not felt welcome or represented in the biology community. Additionally, biology can present unique challenges for LGBTQ+ students because of the relationship between certain biology topics and their LGBTQ+ identities. Currently, there is no centralized set of guidelines to make biology learning environments more inclusive for LGBTQ+ individuals. Rooted in prior literature and the collective expertise of the authors who identify as members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community, we present a set of actionable recommendations to help biologists, biology educators, and biology education researchers be more inclusive of individuals with LGBTQ+ identities. These recommendations are intended to increase awareness of LGBTQ+ identities and spark conversations about transforming biology learning spaces and the broader academic biology community to become more inclusive of LGBTQ+ individuals.

SUBMITTER: Cooper KM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8711824 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fourteen Recommendations to Create a More Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Academic Biology.

Cooper Katelyn M KM Auerbach Anna Jo J AJJ Bader Jordan D JD Beadles-Bohling Amy S AS Brashears Jacqueline A JA Cline Erica E Eddy Sarah L SL Elliott Deanna B DB Farley Elijah E Fuselier Linda L Heinz Heather M HM Irving Madison M Josek Tanya T Lane A Kelly AK Lo Stanley M SM Maloy Jeffrey J Nugent Michelle M Offerdahl Erika E Palacios-Moreno Juan J Ramos Jorge J Reid Joshua W JW Sparks Rachel A RA Waring Ashley L AL Wilton Mike M Gormally Cara C Brownell Sara E SE

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Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and otherwise nonstraight and/or non-cisgender (LGBTQ+) have often not felt welcome or represented in the biology community. Additionally, biology can present unique challenges for LGBTQ+ students because of the relationship between certain biology topics and their LGBTQ+ identities. Currently, there is no centralized set of guidelines to make biology learning environments more inclusive for LGBTQ+ individuals. Rooted in pri ...[more]

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Fourteen Recommendations to Create a More Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Academic Biology.

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Fourteen Recommendations to Create a More Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Academic Biology.

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