Increasing LGBTQ+ inclusion & competency in wildlife sciences: intersections of sociocultural, structural, and historic barriers to inclusion

NB Alexander, D Knutson, L Lynch… - Wildlife Society …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Science has a history of excluding marginalized groups, including people who are lesbian,
gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and other marginalized gender and sexual identities (LGBTQ+) …

Healthy by nature: Policy practices aimed at maximizing the human behavioral health benefits of nature contact

S LoTemplio, AS McDonnell… - Policy Insights from …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Research suggests that spending time in nature is associated with numerous human
behavioral health benefits, including improved executive functioning abilities, enhanced …

Knowing your field community: elevating the human dimension in ecological research and teaching

G Bowser, CR Cid - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Public health researchers have long been aware of the importance of defining the human
community associated with research on environmental health initiatives. However, the field …

Terminology in ecology and evolutionary biology disproportionately harms marginalized groups

MM Rice, SJ Tumber-Dávila, MD Baiz, SJ Cheng… - PLoS …, 2025 - journals.plos.org
The discipline of ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB) has long grappled with issues of
inclusivity and representation, particularly for individuals with systematically excluded and …

Perspectives on inclusion, safety, and belonging from members of the North American LGBTQIA+ conservation community

AC Collins, AB Feuka, J Nelson… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation scientists work in diverse settings, sometimes requiring them to exist in spaces
where they do not feel safe, included, or accepted. This is often the case for the LGBTQIA+ …

Exploring the Lived Experiences of LGBTQIA+ People in Diverse Fields: A Qualitative Study in Urban India

R Mahajan, M Agrawal… - Business Perspectives …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article is based on a comprehensive investigation of the lived experiences of lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersexual, and asexual plus (LGBTQIA+) individuals …

Can entomology emerge as a role model field of study for LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility?

MC Cavallaro - American Entomologist, 2023 - academic.oup.com
My dear, queer entomologists and allies, take pride. Adaptive polices that promote inclusion
and visibility require a committed community, a fostered culture of belonging, and a …

Gender, Sexuality, and Outdoor Adventure Education

J Kennedy, B Niblett - The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education, 2024 - Springer
As greater numbers of students are identifying publicly as Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and other sexually and gender-diverse identities …

Unmapping Trans Counter-Geographies: Trans people's experiences in outdoor and adventure activities

B Bloem Herráiz - 2024 - dspace.uvic.cat
This thesis addresses a gap in research on trans people's experiences in outdoor and
adventure activities, challenging metronormativity in trans studies. It examines bodily …

Neurodivergence is also an LGBTQ+ topic: Making space for “neuroqueering” in the outdoors

T Loy-Ashe - Parks Stewardship Forum, 2023 - escholarship.org
Recently, the field of research exploring the links between neurodivergence and the
LGBTQ+ community has grown. Many queer adults who were not diagnosed as children are …