Episode 33: WWEST Celebrates LGBT STEM Day

On July 5th, WWEST Manager Danniele and Best of the WWEST Producer Vanessa visited the Telus World of Science for the First International Day of LGBTQ+ People in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math! (Short name: LGBT STEM Day.) Vanessa chats with other organizations who took part in this event to help raise awareness and increase support for LGBTQ+ people in STEM and finds out what brought them there and why they find it important. You'll hear from a variety of great organizations directly and indirectly related to STEM fields, and you can visit their websites by clicking the links below. For a full transcription of this episode, click here. Relevant Links:   ASTTBC International LGBT STEM Day PFLAG Canada & PFLAG Vancouver Telus World of Science Trans, Gender Diverse, and Two-Spirit support at The Vancouver Park Board TRIUMF Vancouver Pride Society Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) and Vanessa Reich-Shackelford Theme Music: "Positive and Fun" by Scott Holmes Produced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford Please consider leaving us a review on iTunes or Stitcher! For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.