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Lab Staff Raise the Rainbow Flag for Pride Month

Last Friday, the Lab’s Lambda Alliance Employee Resource Group, Employee Activity Association, and other staff gathered near Bldg. 65 to raise the rainbow flag to kick off Pride Month. Chief Diversity Officer Lady Idos read a proclamation to make it official. Video>>

Pride Month at the Lab: Parade, Movies, Discussions

June marks Pride Month in the United States, an observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. The Lab’s Lambda Alliance Employee Resource Group has several events planned for the month to foster discussion and to have fun. May 31: Flag Raising – […]

San Francisco Pride Parade – June 30, 2019

Are you interested in marching the San Francisco Pride Parade with the Berkeley Lab’s Lambda Alliance? Sign up below! The San Francisco Pride Parade will be held Sunday, June 30, and once again Lab employees are invited to take part. You can borrow a special lab coat that comes in a selection of colors, grab […]

Mozilla Gives the Lab a Shout Out for Its Gender Transition Guidelines

LGBT+ Inclusivity in Physics and Astronomy: A Best Practices Guide—Cornell University

What’s It Like to Be Queer in STEM?—Scientific American

Building Diversity in Tech: Foundry’s Rita Garcia Attends LGBTQ-Focused Tech Summit

Lab’s Lambda Alliance to Sponsor Contingent for June 24 Pride Parade

Berkeley Lab Celebrates National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11

Berkeley Lab celebrated the 29th anniversary of National Coming Out Day on October 11, 2017.  The Lambda Alliance distributed tent cards and stickers for LGBTQ staff and allies to place in their workstations and support their colleagues.  According to the Human Rights Campaign: “29 years ago, on the anniversary of the National March on Washington […]

5 key findings about LGBT Americans—Pew Research Center

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