Spectra (mathematical association)

Spectra is a professional association of LGBT mathematicians. It is a mailing list for LGBTQ+ mathematicians and their allies. This arose from a need for recognition and community for Gender and Sexual Minority mathematicians.

History[]

The association has its roots in meetups arranged at the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) and a mailing list organized by Ron Buckmire.^[1] The association's name was coined by Robert Bryant and and references the mathematical concept of a spectrum as well as the rainbow flag. Its first official activity was a panel at the 2015 JMM with the title "Out in Mathematics: LGBTQ Mathematicians in the Workplace."^[2]

The Spectra board includes many prominent mathematicians, including Bryant, Buckmire, Moon Duchin, Doug Lind, and Emily Riehl.^[3]

References[]

^ Farris, Frank A. (February–March 2019). "LGBT Math - Out of the Closet". MAA Focus: 38.
^ Bryant, Robert; Buckmire, Ron; Khadjavi, Lily; Lind, Doug (June–July 2019). "The Origins of Spectra, an Organization for LGBT Mathematicians" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 66 (6): 875–882. doi:10.1090/noti1890. S2CID 197476698.
^ "Spectra: The Association for LGBT Mathematicians". Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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[1] Farris, Frank A. (February–March 2019). "LGBT Math - Out of the Closet". MAA Focus: 38.

[2] Bryant, Robert; Buckmire, Ron; Khadjavi, Lily; Lind, Doug (June–July 2019). "The Origins of Spectra, an Organization for LGBT Mathematicians" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 66 (6): 875–882. doi:10.1090/noti1890. S2CID 197476698.

[3] "Spectra: The Association for LGBT Mathematicians". Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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