OSC: International Day of LGBTQ+ People in STEM
Join us as we recognize the first International Pride in STEM day with an afternoon of activities and a Science Slam featuring LGBTQ+ speakers.
At the Ontario Science Centre, we hope that the International Day of LGBTQ+ People in STEM will help create an accepting STEM environment, improve LGBTQ+ visibility and representation in STEM fields while strengthening the community, improve support and resources for LGBTQ+ people in STEM and encourage LGBTQ+ youth to continue with STEM subjects and pursue their dreams.
Science Slam
We are hosting a Science Slam-inspired event lead by Drag Queen Conchita from Toronto’s drag comedy trio B-Girlz. When she’s not Conchita, Rob Windisman has his master’s degree in engineering and is a graduate of the Ontario Science Centre Science School. Conchita will be joined by speakers from various STEM fields, including math, engineering and geography.
Pride in STEM Photography Project
What does a scientist look like? When asked, most people will typically think of someone who looks an awful lot like Albert Einstein — a white, cisgender, heterosexual male, often depicted with curly dark hair and glasses. Join us as we break that stereotype by showcasing photos and stories from LGBTQ+ scientists with installations from the Multicultural Museum and 500QueerScientists.com. We also invite visitors (with their written consent) to show their support by posing at our LOVEisLOVEisLOVE.org photo booth and share their photo on our social media channels.
Robots and Gender
Why do we place gender on robots when they technically do not have gender? For example, many robots depicted in a human-like form are male, and many artificial intelligence voice systems such as Siri or Alexa are given female voices. Join us as we invite you to draw your own robots and explore this intriguing issue.
All Activities take place in the Hot Zone, Level 6
Who can attend: Everyone
Fee: Free with Science Centre admission
Organized by: Ontario Science Centre
Location: Ontario Science Centre