Fourteen recommendations to create a more inclusive environment for lgbtq+ individuals in academic biology

Katelyn M. Cooper; Anna Jo J. Auerbach; Jordan D. Bader; Amy S. Beadles-Bohling; Jacqueline A. Brashears; Erica Cline; Sarah L. Eddy; Deanna B. Elliott; Elijah Farley; Linda Fuselier; Heather M. Heinz; Madison Irving; Tanya Josek; A. Kelly Lane; Jeffrey Maloy; Michelle Nugent; Erika Offerdahl; Juan Palacios-Moreno; Jorge Ramos; Joshua W. Reid; Rachel A. Sparks; Ashley L. Waring; Mike Wilton; Cara Gormally; Sara E. Brownell; Stanley M. Lo

doi:10.1187/cbe.20-04-0062

Fourteen recommendations to create a more inclusive environment for lgbtq+ individuals in academic biology

Katelyn M. Cooper
, Anna Jo J. Auerbach
, Jordan D. Bader
, Amy S. Beadles-Bohling
, Jacqueline A. Brashears
, Erica Cline
, Sarah L. Eddy
, Deanna B. Elliott
, Elijah Farley
, Linda Fuselier
, Heather M. Heinz
, Madison Irving
, Tanya Josek
, A. Kelly Lane
, Jeffrey Maloy
, Michelle Nugent
, Erika Offerdahl
, Juan Palacios-Moreno
, Jorge Ramos
, Joshua W. Reid

Rachel A. Sparks, Ashley L. Waring, Mike Wilton, Cara Gormally, Sara E. Brownell, Stanley M. Lo

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Abstract

Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and otherwise nonstraight and/or non-cisgender (LGBTQ+) have often not felt welcome or represented in the biology community. Additionally, biology can present unique challenges for LGBTQ+ students because of the relationship between certain biology topics and their LGBTQ+ identities. Currently, there is no centralized set of guidelines to make biology learning environments more inclusive for LGBTQ+ individuals. Rooted in prior literature and the collective expertise of the authors who identify as members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community, we present a set of actionable recommendations to help biologists, biology educators, and biology education researchers be more inclusive of individuals with LGBTQ+ identities. These recommendations are intended to increase awareness of LGBTQ+ identities and spark conversations about transforming biology learning spaces and the broader academic biology community to become more inclusive of LGBTQ+ individuals.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	es6
Pages (from-to)	1-18
Number of pages	18
Journal	CBE life sciences education
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.20-04-0062
State	Published - Sep 2020

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Funding Information:
We thank SABER and Mary Pat Wenderoth for creating a biology education research community that encourages conversations around topics of equity and access. We thank the LGBTQ+ individuals who were willing to share their quotes in this essay and Arizona State University?s Biology Education Research Lab for feedback on this work.

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© 2020 K. M. Cooper et al.

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Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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Cooper, K. M., Auerbach, A. J. J., Bader, J. D., Beadles-Bohling, A. S., Brashears, J. A., Cline, E., Eddy, S. L., Elliott, D. B., Farley, E., Fuselier, L., Heinz, H. M., Irving, M., Josek, T., Lane, A. K., Maloy, J., Nugent, M., Offerdahl, E., Palacios-Moreno, J., Ramos, J., ... Lo, S. M. (2020). Fourteen recommendations to create a more inclusive environment for lgbtq+ individuals in academic biology. CBE life sciences education, 19(3), 1-18. Article es6. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.20-04-0062

Cooper, KM, Auerbach, AJJ, Bader, JD, Beadles-Bohling, AS, Brashears, JA, Cline, E, Eddy, SL, Elliott, DB, Farley, E, Fuselier, L, Heinz, HM, Irving, M, Josek, T, Lane, AK, Maloy, J, Nugent, M, Offerdahl, E, Palacios-Moreno, J, Ramos, J, Reid, JW, Sparks, RA, Waring, AL, Wilton, M, Gormally, C, Brownell, SE & Lo, SM 2020, 'Fourteen recommendations to create a more inclusive environment for lgbtq+ individuals in academic biology', CBE life sciences education, vol. 19, no. 3, es6, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.20-04-0062

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Fourteen recommendations to create a more inclusive environment for lgbtq+ individuals in academic biology

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