Glossary of Terms:

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

LGBTQ: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer identities

LGBTQIA+: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender / Two-Spirit, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and more.

The “Community”: Referring to the LGBTQ community

References:

http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/3/eaao6373

http://sgma.aas.org/sites/sgma.aas.org/files/LGBTInclusivityPhysicsAstronomy-BestPracticesGuide2ndEdn_small.pdf

http://pointfoundation.org/increasing-representation-for-queer-scientists/

http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/rewiring-stem-education

http://www.pridefoundation.org/about/mission-vision-values/

http://lgbtstem.wordpress.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/05/opinion/manil-suri-why-is-science-so-straight.html

http://outforundergrad.org/

http://www.ostem.org/

http://prideinstem.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/LGBTSTEMDay-Briefing.pdf

http://psmag.com/education/lgbt-students-stem-fields

A Transgender Style Guide: Avoiding Invalidating Language:

http://radicalcopyeditor.com/2018/07/13/update-to-transgender-style-guide-avoiding-invalidating-language-traps/

http://radicalcopyeditor.com/2017/08/31/transgender-style-guide/

Scholarship writing resources:

http://www.inphilanthropy.org/sites/default/files/resources/Sample%20Documents%20for%20Scholarship%20Funds-COF.pdf

http://www.gocollege.com/financial-aid/scholarships/types/merit-scholarships.html

http://hembar.com/uploads/1280/doc/Granting_Scholarships.pdf

http://www.asrt.org/docs/default-source/educators/scholarship_program.pdf

http://www.cof.org/resources/scholarships