New Series Aims to Inspire LGBTQ+ Youth to Consider STEM Careers

The It Gets Better Project has premiered a new original web-series called Industry, which takes a closer look at LGBTQ+ STEM professionals and the experiences that led them to careers within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Produced in partnership with the Howmet Aerospace Foundation, the series aims to inspire LGBTQ+ youth to consider exciting (and often overlooked) careers in STEM.

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Industry follows five LGBTQ+ professionals in the bioinformatics, immunology, neuropsychology, epidemiology, and engineering industries. Among them are Billy Jacobson, a Google coder whose drag alter ego Anna Lytical is known for her viral educational TikToks; Reiss Reid, a British-Jamaican senior research scientist and t-cell immunologist; and Jiwandeep Kohli a Doctoral Research Fellow in neuropsychology who is also an accomplished pastry chef and a semi-finalist from Season 4 of the Great American Baking Show.

"The first season of this series highlights five dynamic professionals who are changing the faces we typically see in STEM fields," said Eboni Munn, Director of Brand Marketing, Content, and Creative at the It Gets Better Project. "Partnering with the Howmet Aerospace Foundation on this series is especially important to our demographic because it helps young LGBTQ+ people interested in STEM visualize new and exciting career paths to broaden their professional outlooks."

As with all original series from the It Gets Better Project, Industry will be accompanied by a free to access educational guide (EduGuide) to help foster and create opportunities for meaningful conversation around each episode. Industry follows the successful October release of the original series Queer Sex Ed and the Shorty, Telly, and Webby Award winning series Writing Our Own Dictionary, which highlights LGBTQ+ people and what their various labels and identities mean to them in their everyday lives.

The trailer and first episode of Industry are available to watch now at itgetsbetter.org.

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