#queer in stem

[amnhnyc]

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[gendercrystal]

PhDay 30: one month as a PhD student done

Wow a lot of stuff has been going on. I've made friends already. I've been on an experiment already. Got a vague plan for the future and a list of potential directions to go in for my project.

Things I've learnt:

Higher year PhD students are very nice and welcoming

Parties are great for making friends even if you're socially awkward

Travelling for research is cool and not as bad as pre-travel anxiety makes you fear

Being trans in a physics department/research environment is fine. The research centre abroad didn't mind I had a different name on my passport

You can actually dive right in and be respected as a part of academia as a total newbie if you will yourself to have confidence

No one knows fully what they are doing, they only know some bits of what they're doing. You learn one bit at a time.

[cyb0rg-sci]

Reblog with the first piece(s) of media that made you think of pursuing a stem/scientific career

I'll go first:

Jurassic Park (1993)

And

Hulk (2003)

[queerpossums]

please let this reach the right audience

[catboybiologist]

[palaeoiris]

Today is Intersex Day of Remembrance, also known as Intersex Solidarity Day, which was first celebrated in 2005 on the initiative of Intersex International. The date coincides with the birthday of Herculine Barbin, a 19th century French intersex figure whose memoirs were later published by Michel Foucault. Today is a day to draw attention to the struggle for intersex rights, whose issues are often overlooked, even within the LGBTIQ+ community.

The violent nature of the socially constructed sex and gender binary is perhaps most clearly exposed in the existence of intersex people. The struggles for both intersex and transgender liberation are deeply interconnected and intertwined. True liberation for queer people isn’t possible without the liberation of intersex people from the forced gender and sex binaries of our society.

Learn more here >>>> intersexday.org

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[toonethingconstant-never]

I GOT IN I GOT IN I GOT IN!!!!!!

At the end of July I will be studying a Bachelors of Mechatronic Engineering!!!

Going back to uni after 10 years is so scary but honestly I am SO excited!!! I also feel such a sense of relief to see that I can make these huge decisions even when everything feels set in stone.

I'm going back to uni everyone!

[fixomnia-scribble]

Some meta-analyses of the Forensic Anth session I'm in right now:

FA has become almost entirely occupied by women and femme-presenting people. This is a major shift over the past 20 years, even 15 years. While the representation of women in STEM is rising generally, FA shows a massive skew. I'm curious as to how much of this is because more women are staying longer in STEM fields (damn the leaky pipeline) or because FA, and forensics in general, has become reframed as a "helping, nurturing" field, in which sympathy and family outreach are a necessary part of both research and practice. Or neither. Forensic crime shows?

That said, it's interesting to see where the men are sitting today. In the room, there are 100 chairs at the front, drawn up to tables, for people who want to take notes during the sessions. There are about 500 chairs behind, in rows, with no tables. 19, or nearly 20% of the table seats are occupied by men. There are perhaps 4 men (over 500 chairs, or under 1%), in the general seats. Of the few men here, nearly all are up front in the "working" seats up front. Just a hmmm. It's as likely for physical comfort as anything, but that would be interesting in itself.

There's also an interesting and totally anecdotal preponderance of queer-lookin' folk in the Forensic Anth section, compared to other forensic science field. What is it with bones and tissues? Is it the deeper question of subsurface identity, or that to work in FA means to be an advocate, in some way, of a decedent's identity, knowing the personal and community stakes of being misidentified? Whatever the case, there's a lot of very comfy nodding and smiling going on.

[gendercrystal]

PhDay 8: more training, more reading (feat. an ""inspirational"" poster in the postgrad office)

My supervisor is actually here now and interesting physics things should be picking up soon.

I want to find a helium from the jumbled periodic table box and put it above my desk, my pronoun element (He)

[darthfoil]

[whatwouldmariecurieactuallydo]

A little weekend gift for you STEMMes <33

Keep going , you can do it <33

[laurellala-comics]

Fun fact! This was the real tipping point that made Edgeworth run away after AA1, they just couldn't show it on screen because they didn't have the rights to Chappell Roan's music <3

(A spiritual successor to my "Hot to Go" joke from this post. Image description under the cut below)

[Image ID: a four page black and white comic of characters from ace attorney.

The Judge stands solemnly at his podium holding a gavel "Mr. Miles Edgeworth, you are on trial for the murder of blah blah blah..."

A cheerful Maya Fey leans over to Miles Edgeworth, who is staring straight ahead and looking very concerned

Maya: "Psst! Mr. Edgeworth! If you win your trial, can I show you Chappell Roan?

Miles: "What the hell, sure." Internally he thinks "Oh God I am going to jail"

A box saying "later" in the top corner of the next panel marks the passage of time.

The Judge smiles as he says "I declare you... Not Guilty!"

We see a full body shot of Maya dancing excitedly while Miles looks on, emotionless

Maya: YIPPEE omg you're going to LOVE this

Miles internally thinks "oh no, the consequences of my actions.

We see Miles standing in between Phoenix Wright and Maya looking apprehensive. Maya beams in excitement, while Nick puts a reassuring hand on Miles' shoulder

Miles: Alright, so what is this exactly?

Nick: She's a pop musician Maya really likes

Maya: You promised you'd let me show you, and it's legally binding because you said it in a court room!

Miles: That is not how the law works Ms. Fey

Maya: Shh just listen!

We see a panel of Miles' pensive face concentrating as he listens to "Hot to Go". He thinks to himself "hm".

Another panel zoomed in more. His pensive expression has grown more tense/confused as he listens to "Red Wine Supernova". he again thinks to himself "Hm" in a larger thought bubble.

We zoom out again to see Nick, Miles, and Maya standing together again. Miles stares forward blankly, eyebrows raised. Maya excitedly leans in.

Maya: Ok, that's her whole discography. So! What did you think?

Nick looks at him, waiting for his response

We get a panel of Miles, looking bewildered. He starts to speak "I..."

We cut again to see the three of them standing together.

Miles: I... don't think I like women?

Miles looks shocked and confused. Nick is bent over laughing, using a hand on Miles's shoulder to support himself. Maya looks outraged and appalled!

Maya: MR. EDGEWORTH! Just because you don' like her musi it doesn't give you an excuse to be sexist!

We see a panel of Miles looking stressed and confused. He leans his head on one of his hands, which messes up his hair, showing how he isn't his normal put together self.

Miles: I should rephrase that. What I mean is, Ms. Roan is clearly VERY assured in her feelings towards women. I was... unaware that anyone felt that strongly. I thought we all viewed these things with a vague sense of distaste and unease but collectively ignored it. Like how we do with climate change.

We zoom out again to see the three of them. Miles stands in the middle looking deeply uncomfortable and lost in thought, vibrating with unease. Nick and Maya exchange deeply concerned glances across from him.

With lingering unease, Miles begins to walk away.

Miles: Well, I should be going then. Goodnight.

Nick hesitantly raises a finger to point out an inaccuracy in that statement

Nick: It's four in the afternoon-

he gets interrupted by Miles who repeats firmly: I said Goodnight

Nick looks in the direction Miles walked off in.

Nick: ...He'll be ok, right?

Maya reassures him: Of cours Nick! I mean, what's the worst that can happen?

Jump cut to a closeup of Nick's hand holding Miles' letter which reads Miles Edgeworth chooses death in all caps. Then, below in smaller font, it says Also femininomenon was really good, thanks.

We see a panel of Nick glaring wordlessly at Maya as he holds the letter in his hand. Maya leans against the wall and looks away, whistling, trying to look innocent to avoid blame.

As a bonus, we also have a page that takes place a year later. Miles and Nick stand talking. Miles looks calmer now, and Nick smiles encouragingly.

Miles: In my time in Europe, I've been examining myself and my approach to law. Ultimately, the most important focus must be justice. We owe it to ourselves and to the people we serve

Nick: Wow, that's really inspiring Edgeworth. And, uh, hows the... the other thing going?

We get a zoomed in panel of Miles glaring menacingly at a suddenly nervous Nick

Jumping out again, Miles turns his back to Nick as he continues to talk

Miles: So as I was saying, justice is truly so important...

Nick nervously rubs the back of his neck wearing an awkward expression as he sweats nervously. He thinks to himself internally "Ooookay then, clearly still working through some things there"

/.End ID]

[palaeoiris]

Bisexual Pride flag + Thylacine sketch

Personal use with credit welcome and encouraged ^^

[mipommee]

Bold femme gf + awkward shy masculine gf

#I need this dynamic bad

[placeboelysium]

Posting this so I can say ... I need her so bad guys

[gendercrystal]

PhDay 100: oh shit it's been 100 days already??

I feel like I haven't accomplished much for 100 days, but lately I've been swamped with marking / stalled by technical difficulties (stuff I need in the lab is not here).

Wins: presented a poster at a conference. first experience as a TA in undergrad labs. went abroad for an experiment. 2000 words in a draft thesis outline. 2.5 months on T. can play guitar slightly better.

Oofs: bad choice of course for credits ('twas neither fun nor helpful). delays in getting stuff for experiment. embarrassing amount of time spent cultivating meme collection for my desk.

Looking forward to: christmas party. getting my experiment setup functioning. going home for christmas and trying to explain physics to my family.