The Lambda Alliance, Berkeley Lab’s LGBTQ+ association and Employee Resource Group (ERG), will be marching in this year’s 2017 San Francisco Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25th. Employees, friends, and family (including allies) are welcome to join. All participants must register here to participate in the Berkeley Lab contingent. This year’s Pride Parade will celebrate […]
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National Lab Pride Launched for LGBTQ+ Staff and Allies
National Lab Pride (NLP) was recently created for members to promote LGBTQ+ visibility within the US DOE national laboratory system; collaborate on outreach and networking opportunities; meet LGBTQ+ leaders and staff (within the national lab system, as well as external contacts); and share resources and best practices for diversity and inclusion. NLP was formed in […]
Berkeley Lab Commemorates National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11
Berkeley Lab’s LGBTQ association, Lambda Alliance, celebrated National Coming Out Day (NCOD) on October 11, 2016. NCOD was first observed at the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights 28 years ago. According to the Human Rights Campaign: “One out of every two Americans has someone close to them who is gay or […]
Lab Creates Workplace Gender Transition Guidelines – 2016
As of 2020, there is revised set of guidelines, please visit our Gender Identity and Transition in the Workplace page for more information. Berkeley Lab has recently launched its labwide “Workplace Gender Transition Guidelines”. Click here to learn more. This document is intended to delineate workplace guidelines for addressing the needs and issues that arise […]
Lab Hosted First LGBTQ Pride Networking Event
The Berkeley Lab Lambda Alliance hosted its first LGBTQ Pride Networking Event on Thursday, June 23rd in Wang Hall. The catered event drew approx. 50 scientists, engineers, and employees from the Lab Directorate and Operations. Click here to view the photos. Lab Director Mike Witherell provided a welcome message, along with Associate Lab Director Jay Keasling, […]
Employees Invited to LGBTQ Pride Networking Event on June 23
In accordance with the Presidential Proclamation recognizing LGBT Pride Month 2016, the Lambda Alliance is hosting the Lab’s first LGBTQ Pride Networking Event on Thursday, June 23, 2016. The event will be held in Wang Hall in Building 59, Room 3101 starting at 5:00 p.m., and is open to all Berkeley Lab employees, including allies. […]
Berkeley Lab’s 5th Annual Diversity Cultural Festival on Oct. 28th
Berkeley Lab will be hosting its 5th Annual Diversity Cultural Festival on Wednesday, October 28th from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Cafeteria patio. This year’s theme will be: “A Taste of Berkeley Lab” (poster coming soon): Join us for a culinary extravaganza as Berkeley Lab’s Bay View Cafe, managed by the Epicurean Group, […]
Lab Marks LGBT Pride Month
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. As part of Pride Month, we profile employees Scott Hobbs, Rita Garcia, and Kat Wentworth. […]
Berkeley Lab’s 4th Annual Diversity Cultural Festival
Berkeley Lab will be hosting its 4th Annual Diversity Cultural Festival on Thursday, October 30th from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Cafeteria patio. This year’s theme will be: “Weaving the Fabric of Diversity”, a whirlwind tour around the world celebrating our community’s diversity, with representations of Lab employees’ cultures and backgrounds. Berkeley Lab […]
Profiles in Diversity: Berkeley Lab Celebrates LGBT Pride Month
— By Theresa Duque Every June, Berkeley Lab festoons the main Blackberry Gate entrance with the rainbow flag, reminding employees and visitors that this month is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. In honor of the Lab’s LGBT community, the following portraits of Andrea Mercado, David Schild, and Amanda Krieger celebrate a diverse […]
