Visible Voices is a program that educates Colorado State University students regrading gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer and transgender youth. The goal of the program is to be an educational tool that informs students about misunderstood issues and to dispel myths and stereotypes about LGBTQQA people. Visible Voices has panels that consist of people who are part of the GLBT or ally communities. These volunteers will come into a classroom and provide information regarding the GLBT Resource Center and about being LGBTQQA youth. In my Ethnic Studies class we got to experience firsthand what the Visible Voices panel is about.
First off, the panel was made up of two students from CSU. One of the students was gay while the other student was queer. The first thing they addressed during the panel was their coming out stories. The guy explained how he always felt different from his male peers. For instance, when he was in elementary school he really enjoyed being around girls. He would sit, eat, and play with the girls rather than the boys. He explained to us that he felt happy being around girls and how it was just natural for him. I found this point to be very eye opening for me. I say this because; I was able to register the fact that it is society that puts labels on us about what is …show more content…
I learned that Bi-sexual and Queer are two different categories and should not be looked at as the same. Also, I learned how social norms still play a big role when it comes to accepting people for who they are. However, the most important premise I took away from this experiences was how strong are volunteers where. They had to overcome not only society’s ignorance’s but the ignorance’s of their own families and friends. Looking at their achievements inspires me to be a better more open person who judge’s people based on the content of their character rather then their
First off, the panel was made up of two students from CSU. One of the students was gay while the other student was queer. The first thing they addressed during the panel was their coming out stories. The guy explained how he always felt different from his male peers. For instance, when he was in elementary school he really enjoyed being around girls. He would sit, eat, and play with the girls rather than the boys. He explained to us that he felt happy being around girls and how it was just natural for him. I found this point to be very eye opening for me. I say this because; I was able to register the fact that it is society that puts labels on us about what is …show more content…
I learned that Bi-sexual and Queer are two different categories and should not be looked at as the same. Also, I learned how social norms still play a big role when it comes to accepting people for who they are. However, the most important premise I took away from this experiences was how strong are volunteers where. They had to overcome not only society’s ignorance’s but the ignorance’s of their own families and friends. Looking at their achievements inspires me to be a better more open person who judge’s people based on the content of their character rather then their