US-RSE Celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride
Published: Jun 13, 2025 by Lance Parsons
Happy Pride Month, everyone! If you are new to US-RSE this year, you might not have had a chance to see our nifty US-RSE Pride Logo before. Be sure to check out this article about the history of the Pride Flag and its many variants (Wikipedia).
At US-RSE, we believe that diversity, inclusivity, and the vibrant contributions of the LGBTQ+ community make our research software engineering community better and stronger. The US-RSE’s DEI working group (DEI-WG) is proud to lead US-RSE’s participation in celebrating Pride Month. With an increase in anti-DEI legislation and many institutions pulling back on DEI efforts, , we feel that it’s more important than ever to display our pride and stand together.
Throughout the month members of our community will be writing blog posts recognizing compelling stories about LGBTQ+ people who have been involved in computing, science, engineering, and/or math, and have inspired our members through their accomplishments in their careers and their personal stories. We’ll be publishing these posts during the month of June to highlight such people, where we talk about the person and tie their work and life to the RSE movement.
In conjunction with these blog posts, we ask the community to think about how they will celebrate and reflect on pride this month. This will likely come in many different forms for each individual. Check out the resources below to inspire your introspection throughout the month.
We’d also like to bring to your attention the #lgbtq Slack channel: “A place for LGBTQ+ folks to gather and chat!” This, and the #dei-discussion Slack channel, will provide space for all of us to discuss thoughts throughout the month.
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