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PrideVMC’s Mission & Vision
The PRIDE Veterinary Medical Community (formerly known as LGVMA) strives to foster acceptance & inclusivity for people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender presentations within the veterinary medical profession. Our vision is a veterinary profession in which we all live to our full potential, have the ability to conduct our lives openly and with integrity, and are free to share our experience and wisdom for the betterment of ourselves, our profession, our clients and all animals
Our goals are as follows:
- Fight discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in the veterinary medical profession.
- Build collaborative networks for the LGBTQ+ veterinary medical community.
- Support LGBTQ+ students in veterinary medicine through mentorship, program development, and scholarships.
PrideVMC strives to foster acceptance & inclusivity for people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender presentations within the veterinary medical profession.
Calendar
PRIDE VMC will list an entire range of events happening around the country. Please check our calendar page often for the latest events and happenings.
PRIDE VMC will list an entire range of events happening around the country. Please check our calendar page often for the latest events and happenings.
Membership
Membership in Pride VMC is open to anyone regardless of occupation, education, sex or sexual orientation. For the full voting rights and privileges assigned to various types of members, see our By-laws.
Your membership dues support our many programs for LGBT veterinarians, technicians, veterinary practices and students. Among other things, membership ALSO entitles you to:
- Access to the Members Only section of this website
- Access to our new Job site
- Inclusion in our online Membership Directory, which is confidential and available only to members in good standing
- Pride VMC’s Newsletter
- Placement of ad in the newsletter and/or on website
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Merchandise
Coming Soon! Check back in for merchandise featuring our new logo as well as a special edition SF Pride edition t-shirt!
News
A Poem for the Veterinary Community
Andrea Gibson, an American Poet performs "A Poem for the Veterinary Community" at VMX 2020. https://youtu.be/en-pJkdsh8I
Diversity and Inclusion Trends 2020: The Year of Tough Measures
This article was originally published on January 10, 2020 by Chiradeep BasuMallick on hrtechnologist.com. The world has changed, and the workplace has become more inclusive over time. But despite making incremental progress, the state of diversity and inclusion is far...
More LGBTQ millennials plan to have kids regardless of income, survey finds
The price of parenthood can be costly for LGBTQ families, especially those dependent on assisted reproductive technology. Image: Chandra Chester, with her wife, Lynn Doyle and their two children. Image from Lisa Fleet First published on December 27, 2019 by Julie...
Vet Students Apply Now!
Applications are being accepted now for the Dr. Michael McElvaine PrideVMC Veterinary Student Leadership Grant! 🏳️🌈 Thanks to the generosity of Hill's Pet Nutrition, VCA Animal Hospitals, and Zoetis, Pride VMC is proud to offer the newly...
Hallmark Backtracks After Pulling Ads Showing Lesbian Wedding
The Hallmark Channel has backtracked after pulling ads that showed a lesbian couple kissing, saying it was the "wrong decision." This article was first published on 12.16.19 by Khaleda Rahman on newsweek.com. The channel sparked outrage after it bowed to pressure from...
‘They’ Is the Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster Says, Noting Its Singular Rise
A surge in searches for the definition of an old-school pronoun signals a new, nonbinary meaning. This article was first published on December 10. 2019 by Amy Harmon on nytimes.com. Merriam-Webster announced the pronoun “they” as its word of the year on Tuesday,...
A Poem for the Veterinary CommunityAndrea Gibson, an American Poet performs “A Poem […]
Diversity and Inclusion Trends 2020: The Year of Tough MeasuresThis article was originally published on January 10, […]
More LGBTQ millennials plan to have kids regardless of income, survey findsThe price of parenthood can be costly for LGBTQ […]
Vet Students Apply Now!Applications are being accepted now for the Dr. […]
Hallmark Backtracks After Pulling Ads Showing Lesbian WeddingThe Hallmark Channel has backtracked after pulling ads […]
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About Us
Pride VMC, formerly the Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association (LGVMA), fosters acceptance & inclusivity for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities within the veterinary medical profession.
New Strategic Focus:
- Fight discrimination against LGBTQ people in the veterinary medical profession;
- Build collaborative networks for the LGBTQ veterinary medical community;
- Support LGBTQ students in veterinary medicine through mentorship, program development, and scholarships.
Vision
Our vision is a veterinary profession in which we all live to our full potential, both personally and professionally, conduct our lives openly and with integrity, and freely share our experience and wisdom for the betterment of and care for ourselves, our profession, our clients and all animals.
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