“LGBQ college students are 7% less likely than heterosexuals to persist in STEM after 4 years versus switching to a non-STEM field.” (Science Advances 2018)

“LGBQ college students are 7% less likely than heterosexuals to persist in STEM after 4 years versus switching to a non-STEM field.”

— Brian Hughes (Science Advances 2018)

Hughes, B. (2018) Coming out in STEM: Factors affecting retention of sexual minority STEM students. Science Advances: Vol. 4, no. 3, eaao6373. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao6373.