I am glad to see FIRST leadership engaging in such efforts.
For those interested in a professional society:
https://www.ostem.org/about
From their page:
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) is a national society dedicated to educating and fostering leadership for LGBTQA communities in the STEM fields. The national society has been built by students, for students. We started as a single chapter in 2005, and today we encompass more than 50 chapters across the country.