Leanne Pittsford: Dedicated Activist & Founder of Lesbians Who Tech

Meet Leanne Pittsford, a passionate activist and business-owner who dedicates her time to creating more inclusive environments for women, nonbinary individuals and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

By Lydia Sutton
Lydia Sutton
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Navigating Preferred Versus Legal Name in the Workplace

It can be difficult to know when you can use your preferred name rather than your legal name, but there are a few instances where it is clear which should be used. Read on for different ways to present your preferred name and strategies when you are in the workplace.

By Lydia Sutton
Lydia Sutton
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LGBTQ+ Pride Month Spotlight: Sally Ride

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and to celebrate, we are highlighting an LGBTQ+ trailblazer, Sally Ride!

By Avery Caya
Avery Caya Graduate Assistant, CLAS/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (They/Them/Theirs)
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Who’s Hiring? 9 Organizations Advocating for the LGBTQ+ Community

June is widely-recognized as Pride Month, kicking off a series of events and parades to recognize the LGBTQ+ community. But before Pride became a worldwide celebration, it was a protest.

In 1969, the Stonewall Riots initiated a major turning point …

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Finding LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employers: What To Look For

Being openly LGBTQ+ in the workplace and throughout the job search process can be a stressful experience, but there are tools you can use to find if an employer is LGBTQ+ inclusive or find companies that are openly inclusive.

By Avery Caya
Avery Caya Graduate Assistant, CLAS/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (They/Them/Theirs)
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Identity & Career Development Survey: Results & Responses

In 2021, the Center for Career Development facilitated an Identity and Career Development survey. The primary focus of the research was identifying unique career experiences facing affinity groups, and ways in which the Career Center can provide support to each group.

By Lisa Famularo
Lisa Famularo Assistant Director, Equity and Inclusion | Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Sharice Davids

The month of November is Native American Heritage Month! To celebrate, today we are highlighting U.S. Representative Sharice Davids. Representative Davids is the first Native American woman elected to represent Kansas’s 3rd congressional district, the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to the U.S. Congress, and one of the two first Native American women to be elected to Congress, winning the 2018 Congressional elections in Kansas and being inaugurated in January 2019.

By Avery Caya
Avery Caya Graduate Assistant, CLAS/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (They/Them/Theirs)
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Being Transgender or Non-Binary in the Workplace: Navigating Dress Codes

Learn about the challenges of traditional dress code policies for transgender and non-binary individuals, and explore what a gender-neutral dress code policy might look like.

By Avery Caya
Avery Caya Graduate Assistant, CLAS/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (They/Them/Theirs)
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“By Us, For Us”: First Queer Science Conference Creates Connections

Forty-three high school students and 13 members of the UConn community came together to celebrate science – and themselves – in the first Queer Science Conference, held Saturday, June 11th, in Storrs.

The one-day, volunteer-driven event connected the students with faculty, staff, …

By Jaclyn Severance
Jaclyn Severance News Writer, University Communications
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LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs Share Their Pride

Local LGBTQ+ identifying entrepreneurs have shared guidance and advice to others within the queer community looking to start their own business, along with personal insights about being open with their identity as business owners.

By Heidi Pineda
Heidi Pineda DE&I Career Ambassador Program Coordinator
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