TY - JOUR
T1 - Fourteen recommendations to create a more inclusive environment for lgbtq+ individuals in academic biology
AU - Cooper, Katelyn M.
AU - Auerbach, Anna Jo J.
AU - Bader, Jordan D.
AU - Beadles-Bohling, Amy S.
AU - Brashears, Jacqueline A.
AU - Cline, Erica
AU - Eddy, Sarah L.
AU - Elliott, Deanna B.
AU - Farley, Elijah
AU - Fuselier, Linda
AU - Heinz, Heather M.
AU - Irving, Madison
AU - Josek, Tanya
AU - Lane, A. Kelly
AU - Lo, Stanley M.
AU - Maloy, Jeffrey
AU - Nugent, Michelle
AU - Offerdahl, Erika
AU - Palacios-Moreno, Juan
AU - Ramos, Jorge
AU - Reid, Joshua W.
AU - Sparks, Rachel A.
AU - Waring, Ashley L.
AU - Wilton, Mike
AU - Gormally, Cara
AU - Brownell, Sara E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 K. M. Cooper et al.
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1187/cbe.20-04-0062
DO - 10.1187/cbe.20-04-0062
M3 - Article
C2 - 32663116
AN - SCOPUS:85087952531
SN - 1931-7913
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - CBE life sciences education
JF - CBE life sciences education
IS - 3
M1 - es6
ER -