On today's episode we sit down with Kate Toyer (she/her) of Australian Rainbow Vets & Allies, and Mo Miller (they/them) from Pride Veterinary Medical Community, to get a first hand perspective on what their experiences as non-binary and trans individuals in the veterinary medical community has been like. Our guests speak on what holding these identities mean for them, the struggles and challenges they've faced, and share their views on what we all can do to become better allies and advocates for their communities.

142: Trans/Non-Binary Visibility

This episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air took place at 5pm ET on Monday, April 11.  The episode focused on issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity during the job search. My guests were Natalie Nguyen from NC State’s LGBT Center and Aiden Powell from Purdue’s LGBTQ Center.  This is a great and timely show for graduating students, job seeking professionals and employers who interested in creating inclusive job environments. We talked a bit about the situation in North Carolina and how to address concerns about transgender students with upcoming rotations in the state, and LGBTQ issues in the job hunt.

Intro and outro music:
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Show Notes: 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and LGBTQ Workers: 
http://tinyurl.com/EEOC-LGBTQI 

Executive Order 11246 Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/lgbt.html 

Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index 2016: 
http://tinyurl.com/HRCQualityIndex 

State laws: http://www.hrc.org/state_maps

Title IX and LGBTQ: http://tinyurl.com/TitleIX-ResourceGuide 

Lesbian & Gay Veterinary Medical Association: www.lgvma.org

Campus Pride
http://www.campusprideindex.org/ 

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
http://www.glsen.org/ 

CenterLink – The Community of LGBT Centers
http://www.lgbtcenters.org/

American Association of Suicidology – LGBT Resources
http://www.suicidology.org/resources/lgbt 

Broad Spectrum Student Veterinary Association
https://www.facebook.com/BroadSpectrumVSA/
http://broadspectrumvsa.blogspot.com/ 

Veterinary Students One in Culture and Ethnicity (VOICE)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/VETVOICE/ 
http://vetvoice.org/


8: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity And The Job Search

On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Dr. Melinda Merck stops by to talk about the Lesbian, Gay Veterinary Medical Association now known as the Pride Veterinary Medical Community (Pride VMC) and the role they play in advancing diversity in the veterinary profession

36: Melinda Merck & LGVMA

On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Drs. Partheeban Navaratnam and Marissa Robson discuss diversity and inclusion in veterinary medicine in the UK. The two founded the British Veterinary Ethnicity and Diversity Society to raise awareness and to increase diversity and inclusion across the country.

Info referenced during the show: https://tinyurl.com/AAVMC-BVEDSinfo

45: British Veterinary Ethnicity & Diversty Society

On this bonus episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Drs. Kenita Rogers of Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and India Napier, 3rd year DVM student at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Dr. Rogers is the recipient of this year's Iverson Bell Award, which recognizes individuals for their efforts to advance diversity and inclusion in academic veterinary medicine. Dr. Napier, who earned her PhD at Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine, is the 2019 recipient of the Lowrie Diversity Leadership Scholarship for her efforts to advance diversity and inclusion.

48: 2019 Diversity Awards

On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Dr. Greenhill chats with Amanda Bates of NCSU and Amanda Fark of OSU., both members of the Veterinary Career Network, about the diversity issues relate embedded in our understanding of what it means to look professional.

50: What Does It Mean To Look Professional

Welcome to AAVMC's On Air Podcast.  This podcast is a program of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). The podcast explores various issues related to the veterinary profession and provides the AAVMC an opportunity to offer ongoing programming to our member institutions as well as all veterinary professionals.  

The show is hosted by Dr. Lisa Greenhill, Chief Institutional Research Officer at the AAVMC. 

For more information about the AAVMC, visit our website at www.aavmc.org. A video version of the show can be found on YouTube, and audio only versions of this show can be downloaded on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!