Weissman, J. L.Chappell, C. R.de Oliveira, B. F. R.Evans, N.Fagre, A. C.Forsythe, D.Frese, S. A.Gregor, R.Ishaq, S. L.Johnston, J.Bittu, K. R.Matsuda, S. B.McCarren, S.de la Campa, M. O. A.Roepke, T. A.Sinnott-Armstrong, N.Stobie, C. S.Talluto, L.Vargas-Muñiz, José M.Ray, A.Rodríguez-Gijón, A.Weiss, A. C. B.Soares, B. E.Lima, B. P.Qin, C.Grijseels, D. M.Taylor, E. J.Krichilsky, E.Vyas, H. K. N.Palevsky, H. I.Ramírez-Sánchez, I.Benoit, J. M.Parks, J. M.Gordon, J.Goodheart, J. A.McMonigal, K.van Schijndel, L. L. M.Dietz, L.Hamilton, M.Cattau, M.Yang, M.Henson, M. W.Santiago-Martínez, M. G.Penrice-Randal, R.Sridhar, S.James, V.Agnew, W.Wan, Y.2025-01-212025-01-212024-11-221544-9173PBIOLOGY-D-24-02808 (PII)https://hdl.handle.net/10919/124267As queer and trans scientists, we face varied and systemic barriers to our professional success, resulting in our relative absence from faculty ranks at many institutions. In this Perspective, we call for a change in faculty hiring practices and present concrete guidance to make it a more inclusive process.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalAdvancing Queer and Trans Equity in Science (AQTES) ConsortiumFaculty hiringHumansFacultyUniversitiesPersonnel SelectionSexual and Gender MinoritiesArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.30029192211Vargas-Muniz, Jose [0000-0003-0138-8660]395768151545-7885