CW: Transphobia, homophobia, conversion therapy. Hi everyone! To finish up this month’s LGBT Scientists in History, today we’re going to be highlighting Alan L Hart, a medical doctor who was responsible in the reduction of tuberculosis (TB) cases and was one of the first people to have gender affirming surgery. Alan Hart (born Alberta Hart) […]
Year: 2021
The Fight for Eqaul Rights: Scotlands first female doctor.
Content Warning: Sexism and incredibly outdated beliefs. Hi everyone! Welcome to our blog series on LGBT Scientists and Engineers, for LGBT History Month. This week we’ll be talking about Sophia Jex-Blake, the first woman to be a practicing medical doctor in Scotland, and one of the first in Britain as a whole. She broke through […]
The life of Alan Turing.
An article by Alex Blanchard (Outreach Officer) Content Warning: Homophobia, suicide. Hi everyone! For LGBT History Month, SCOPE will be celebrating historical LGBT scientists and engineers, and showcasing relevant charities. After twice trending on Twitter in the past month, we are going to start with Alan Turing. Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, was born in Maida […]
