I feel a mix of celebration, sadness, and defiance as I sit down to write about Pride Month here on the Sustainable Nano blog. Given the current administration’s attacks on people with various marginalized identities, including LGBTQIA+ folks,1,2 it feels more important than ever to celebrate the identities, accomplishments, and histories of resistance among the queer community, especially in science. Queer folks have always been part of STEM, whether “mainstream” institutions accepted their existence or not.3 As Elizabeth Stivison points out in “LGBTQ+ scientists in history,” many scientists have felt the need to…
