Representation Matters 🌈 Who Inspires You?

Publish Date: Jun 1 '23

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It's so important to celebrate the achievements of individuals in the tech industry, and diversity and inclusion play a huge role in that. The inspiring stories of queer figures in the tech world can empower and uplift others.

Alan Turing, Lynn Conway, and Tim Cook are just a few folks who come to mind when discussing inspiring LGTBQ2S+ folks who have made a positive impact on the tech world.

These individuals have seriously shattered barriers, defied stereotypes, and made some major contributions to the tech industry. Their stories are a powerful reminder of why inclusivity matters and how diverse perspectives drive innovation and progress.

There are many more names to share, and one of them might be yours! We'd love to hear about the LGBTQ2S+ individuals who've inspired you, whether they're your heroes, colleagues, friends, or even yourself.

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William TorrezJun 1, 2023
Steve Wozniak inspire me!
RaghavJun 1, 2023
Om Swami
Rachel FazioJun 1, 2023
Just read a book by Glennon Doyle and loved it!
Erin BensingerJun 2, 2023
There are so many LGBTQ2S+ people whose contributions to the tech industry have inspired me! Here are just a few...
- Chelsea Manning, whose life's work reminds me of the importance of staying true to one's values, even in the face of persecution.
- Edie Windsor, a career technologist with IBM who was also the lead plaintiff in a US court case that paved the way for queer partnerships to access the same rights as heterosexual partnerships in the eyes of US law. Being a lead plaintiff in a US Supreme Court case is thankless, vulnerable activism work — and this ruling, along with others that followed, have secured my own rights to things such as hospital visitation and end-of-life planning within my own partnership.
- Although Chani Nicholas isn't a technologist herself, she is the creator and founder of a tech and media company whose employment policies are radically humane (what a concept!), and she's hilarious & insightful on social media.
yasin cengizJun 4, 2023
Well I don't think Sexually based topics should be brought to the context of this community do you agree?
- Bill💡Jun 6, 2023
  No. Representation is more than just a "sexually based topic". For a long time these groups were marginalised and treated differently. It is important that the industry/community is making moves to try and say this treatment isn't happening and people from these groups are not going to be penalised for who they are. There is a problem that some people/places are just all talk, but either way normalising the idea that everyone should be accepted in the community will always have a positive effect.
  
  The same applies to race, nationality, etc. Representation matters. Creating an environment where people feel welcomed/allowed matters. Including the perspectives of people who previously may not have entered an industry due to perceived/real bigotry matters.
  
  This isn't talking about sex, it's talking about people, backgrounds, and perspectives.
- Paolo LatojaJun 10, 2023
  That's your opinion because you look at LGBT and Pride month as just a topic of sex when its about whole different issues/challenges/norms that the group faced decades ago and still encountered nowadays yet straight people choose to close their eyes and choose to ignore/discriminate against them due to their disdain. When it should always boil down to humanity and kindness as the base of everything
- Hugo RamalhoJun 12, 2023
  have you never read about what happened with Alan Turing?
  is just an example of what may happen if disinformation takes place
ShirobachiJun 7, 2023
The coding train is my choice 🚆🌈

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Representation Matters 🌈 Who Inspires You?

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