QSAs
09-30-2013, 03:40 AM
I was more active my last two years of undergrad. Now more active in the graduate group where the focus is not on us but rather on how we can serve the local lgbt health issues/needs.
As part of the GSA we would have poetry reading nights, bbqueer, coffee bar socials, bonfires, that kind of stuff. But it is one of 40+ lgbt subgroups at my uni so we had a lot of cross group support. Besides the fun/social stuff we also had serious topic seminars on partner domestic abuse/violence, testing, political issues, etc.
The feature I liked best about our larger lgbt group was the peer-to-peer support. Our sponsor put a lot into training volunteers to be confidential mentors. It was for people who were not at a point where they could comfortably come out but they could get support and talk to someone around their age.
I made some really good friends. I hope you can get your group going.
mile:
As part of the GSA we would have poetry reading nights, bbqueer, coffee bar socials, bonfires, that kind of stuff. But it is one of 40+ lgbt subgroups at my uni so we had a lot of cross group support. Besides the fun/social stuff we also had serious topic seminars on partner domestic abuse/violence, testing, political issues, etc.
The feature I liked best about our larger lgbt group was the peer-to-peer support. Our sponsor put a lot into training volunteers to be confidential mentors. It was for people who were not at a point where they could comfortably come out but they could get support and talk to someone around their age.
I made some really good friends. I hope you can get your group going.
mile:
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