In this episode, we talk to Dr. Alfredo Carpineti, science reporter, founder and chair of PRIDE in STEM.  We explored what PRIDE in STEM is - whether it's still important - and whether things are worse for LGTBQ+ people in STEM than in the rest of academia.

That all led us to a conversation about the challenges of the politicisation of LGTBQ+ issues in many countries, internationalisation - and finally, how we can all help make academia more LGBTQ+ inclusive.

Alfredo is good company - and we think everybody can learn a lot from our conversation with him about LGBTQ+ rights in a challenging time. 

You can learn more about Pride in STEM at: https://prideinstem.org/
You can follow them on X/Twitter at:  https://twitter.com/PrideinSTEM
You can follow Alfredo on X/Twitter at:  https://twitter.com/DrCarpineti

This episode is produced and edited by: Peter Xiong


00:00 - Intro

01:28 - Alfredo's background

02:45 - Why did Alfredo found Pride in Stem?

08:58 - Why focus on STEM?

15:55 - Diversity vs discrimination

19:26 - Navigating protecting employees and national politics

33:34 - What challenges/opportunities do you see for LGBTQ in academia?

44:30 - Change starting from universities

49:24 - How do you support an LGBTQ person in academia?

54:03 - End of interview

55:12 - Interview Recap

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