“When you enter the lab, you’re encouraged to separate the person that you are on the outside from the scientist doing the research. That philosophy starts to break down when you’re not a straight, white, cis man, when your identity is not only one you’re unable to strip away, but one you’ve fought proudly to display.”

Kailash Ramlaul, Kate Holmes, and James Kavanagh have at least two things in common: they’re all doing PhDs at Imperial, and they’re all part of the LGBTQ+ community. In this panel discussion, the three students will discuss their experience of being LGBTQ+ in science, the need for representation, and the experience of queer joy in seeing others like you and in accepting yourself.

This event is part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival: Trailblazers.

Please arrive 10 minutes before the event begins. If you arrive after this time, your ticket may be reallocated.

Great Exhibition Road Festival: Trailblazers

18-19 June 2022

Join us in South Kensington this summer to enjoy a free weekend of events for all ages and celebrate trailblazing ideas in science and the arts.

Enjoy hands-on workshops, fascinating talks, performances and installations from museums, research and culture organisations in South Kensington, including Imperial College London, the Natural History Museum, Royal College of Music, Science Museum, V&A and many more!

Find out more about the Festival and see the full programme on the Festival website at www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk.