November is Trans Awareness and Native American Heritage month. For this week’s Take Action Tuesday, learn about the mistreatment and discrimination these communities face in our society and in our scientific communities, especially when those identities intersect.
Learn the history of the the word transgender.
Learn about the long history of colonization that has impacted Indigenous peoples in innumerable ways. It is important to acknowledge that history - you can use this map to learn more about the Indigenous people whose land you are on.
Transgender people of color, including transgender American Indians and Alaska Natives, face deeper and broader forms of mistreatment in many of the most basic elements of life.
Learn about these intersecting communities in STEM by following #IndigenousSTEM, #NativeScience, #NativeInSTEM, #TransSTEM, and #500QueerScientists hashtags
Most importantly, listen.
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