In celebration of LGBTSTEMDay, we talk with Bryce Hughes of Montana State University about his research into the factors that influence the retention of LGBQ students in STEM programs. His open-access article, “Coming out in STEM: Factors affecting retention of sexual minority STEM students” was published on March 14, 2018 in Science Advances.

Websites and other resources

• “STEM is losing male LGBQ undergrads” (commentary in Science on Bryce’s article)
• “Thinking about sexual orientation: College experiences that predict identity salience” (new article with Sylvia Hurtado in the Journal of College Student Development)
• “#500QueerScientists Celebrates Diversity in Science – Something We Desperately Need” commentary in ScienceAlert)
• “The Forgotten Scientists: LGBQT in STEM” (Union of Concerned Scientists blog)
• “Breaking Through the Ice: LGBTQ+ Visibility in Stem” (Union of Concerned Scientists blog)
• “Navigating the heteronormativity of engineering: the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual students” (paper by Erin Cech & Tom Waidzunas in Engineering Studies)
• LGBTQ issues in education: Advancing a research agenda (book, with chapter by Kristen Renn)
• oSTEM (Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
• NOGLSTP (National Organization of Gay & Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals)
• Safe Zone Project

Press coverage

Inverse | GenomeWeb | The Scientist | Chemical & Engineering News | Times Higher Education | AAAS EurekAlert | phys.org | The Conversation

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