Being an LGBTQ+ ally: a conversation with Lucas Lixinski
About this episode
Lucas Lixinski discusses the challenges and joys of being an LGBTQ+ ally in STEM fields.
In STEM fields, being LGBTQ+ can be used against you. That's when having allies is especially important. Lucas Lixinski, a professor at the Faculty of Law and Justice at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, in Australia talks honestly and openly about how hard being an ally can be, but also how wonderful it is. Lixinski also describes about how, in tough times, one may need to hide one's LGBTQ+-ness for a moment. But even in those dark phases, one can rest assured that a time will come in which you can, as he says, "be your full-blown joyous self. " (Art. J. Jackson)
People in this episode
Host: Vivien Marx
Guest: Lucas Lixinski
Topics covered
- LGBTQ+ allyship
- STEM fields
- social justice
- personal identity
- support systems
Keywords
- LGBTQ+
- allyship
- STEM
- social justice
- identity
- support
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of New South Wales
Places: Sydney, Australia
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