Out in the Field

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️LGBTQ+ folks in wildlife: Please join us in February for a virtual social! 🗓️ When? Wed, Feb 12 @ 8pm Eastern 🔹Where? Zoom! linktr.ee/tws_oitf ✏️ Who? Any wildlife professional or student (open also to adjacent related fields)!

Note that you do NOT have to be a TWS member to participate, though we do encourage it. arizona.zoom.us/j/87631080601

📌 TONIGHT, Dec 4 at 7pm Eastern, we are hosting an online social — “It’s not a phase” — for wildlifers and those in adjacent fields who experience multiple attractions regardless of current status (e.g., bi, ace, pan, queer, etc.)! Link below and in our LinkTree ⬇️

📌 Thurs, Nov 14 at 8:00pm ET, we're hosting (host: Roslyn Rivas) a virtual social for all wildlifers, environmental conservationists, & nature enthusiasts who are part of the Queer Person of Color community! 📌meet.google.com/iam-gbiy-jab

🎟️ We'll be drawing raffle winners for $20 Patagonia gift cards—you MUST be present to win, so bring your tickets w/ you! Patagonia will keep registers open for the 1st hr of the social, & attendees will receive a 15% discount on purchases (also available the rest of the week).

🐟🏔️ #TWS2024 folks, Tuesday night (Oct 22) is our joint evening social with Women of Wildlife! Please join us at Patagonia Baltimore from 6:00-8:30 PM. This event is open to all #TWS2024 attendees! ….(1/2)

Proud of my creation from last nights craft night with @TWS_OitF ! I did my duty of spreading the fishy word with friends. #TWS2024

• 🖼️ displaying craft night creations, • 😺and just hanging out! So whether you're an ally or a member of the LGBTQ+ community, please stop by to say hi! 👋

👋 Howdy, #TWS2024! Have you stopped by our booth yet? If not, come see us (booth 411)—we're: • 🎟️ raffling off merch & Patagonia gift cards (free to enter!), • 🍬 distributing free OiTF pins+ pledge cards, candy, stickers, & ribbons, • 🧢 selling OiTF merch, …..(1/2)

👣 Our other event to kick off #TWS2024 was a walking tour of Baltimore! We had a blast strolling around the water and exploring downtown. 🏙️

🎨 We kicked off #TWS2024 with our first (hopefully not last) LGBTQ+ craft night! Turns out scientists can be artists too. We designed and carved rubber stamps and printed them on shirts, bandanas, & more, & even painted skulls! Thanks to all those who came to hang out! 🎨

✈️ Packing your bags for Baltimore? Don’t forget your OiTF pin so you can show your support at #TWS2024!

Thank you to generous support from @BiometricsTWS for making this grant possible! 🙏 If we receive additional funding for more travel grants, we will update accordingly.

‼️ We’re offering a $500 travel grant to an LGBTQ+ member of the @wildlifesociety (student or professional) for attending the #TWS2024 conference in Baltimore next month! 🗓️ App deadline is OCTOBER 11 at 11:59PM PST. 📝 details and application: linktr.ee/tws_oitf

We are soooo incredible honored and proud to be recognized through the TWS 2024 Group Achievement Award! 🌈

👕 Preorders for OiTF shirts+hoodies are LIVE until Sep. 17! These items can be preordered for pickup at #TWS2024. We will still have some at the conference (+hats, stickers, & more), but preordering will ensure you get your desired color/size! Visit our LinkTree to order! 🌈

Interested in equity & inclusion in #STEM? Join us for Retaining LGBTQ+ talent in STEM Fri 6 Sept at 1pm BST Online or in person at @UoMNews Register lgbtqual.com/symposium/ Featuring @drdre4000 & @ClaraMBarker #OutInSTEM #LGBTQinSTEM #PrideInSTEM @RoySocChem

Congrats to OitF organizer Alan on being selected for the TWS Leadership Institute! @bio_alchitect

Our 2024 application cycle is now open for our #scholarships! If you, or a student you know, are #LGBTQ+ in a #STEM field, check out our different awards and their eligibility requirements. The portal closes June 1st. So apply today!

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Howdy, Wildlifers! If you haven’t already seen our recent emails, we’re having an LGBTQ+ online social TONIGHT at 8:00pm Eastern. Open to all LGBTQ+ wildlife professionals & students. Check your email for the Zoom link! See you there! 😊