🎥 Relive the best moments from STEM, LGBTQ & You 2025! 🌈✨

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The speaker, Jasmine, stands in front of a big screen with text in what “queering” can mean

Jasmine is talking about their experiences as a queer trans person who works on “queering ecology”, decolonisation, and how we can reshape our ways of thinking and viewing the world #lgbtqstem #ostem #lgbtqhistorymonth #stemlgbtqyou

The speaker, Nisha, stands in front of a big screen with a bridge connecting the words “straight” and “lesbian” to show her journey

Nisha spoke on her journey through chemistry and realising she was a lesbian. We enjoyed her insights and anecdotes! #ostem #lgbtqhistorymonth #lgbtqstem #stemlgbtqyou

The speaker, Katherine, stands behind a lectern, in front of a slide showing the words “asexual, aromantic, and agender” in circles that will overlap in a Venn diagram

Katherine spoke on asexual, aromantic, and agender identities, their intersectionality, and how allyship/anti-discrimination policies need to improve #ostem #lgbtqhistorymonth #lgbtqstem #stemlgbtqyou

The speaker, Chris, stands behind a lectern in front of a big screen that has a slide saying “government funding plus STEM experience equals real business impact”

Chris kicked off the afternoon with his talk on his role in implementing decarbonisation strategies in the West Midlands, his experiences in government, and the importance of STEM expertise combined with govt funding to meet sustainability targets #stemlgbtqyou #ostem #lgbtqstem #lgbtqhistorymonth

The speaker, Abena, is presenting, standing in front of a slide with a quote from Octavia Butler

Abena wrapped up our morning session with her engaging talk on how we are all part of the revolution, and how we can all make a difference! #stemlgbtqyou #ostem #lgbtqstem #lgbtqhistorymonth

The speaker, Darrian, is in conversation with the facilitator, Eve, sitting opposite each other in chairs

People sit around tables in a square formation, in conversation with Simon, who is running the session

We ran two parallel sessions - a fireside chat with Darrian on activism at work, and an interactive workshop with David. Loved these interactive formats and engaging conversations #stemlgbtqyou #ostem #lgbtqstem #lgbtqhistorymonth

The speaker, Poggy, is wearing a brown suit and stands in front of a slide that outlines recommendations from a 2022 study

Then we had a talk from Poggy. Poggy has an impressive engineering, managerial, and EDI background, and spoke about EqualEngineers and how there is a long way to go in terms of EDI in some engineering spaces #stemlgbtqyou #ostem #lgbtqstem #lgbtqhistorymonth

The speaker, Eva, standing behind a lectern and smiling. Eva has long dark hair with orange strands at the front. The slide displayed behind Eva has her name and pronouns (she/they)

Our second talk was from Eva, on her experiences as an activist, and how the mainstream media can misrepresent the experiences of trans people. They gave some great insights on how we can all plant seeds to change people’s attitudes for the better #stemlgbtqyou #ostem #lgbtqstem #lgbtqhistorymonth