Over the course of this season, there were a few things I was a part of:

• Timeline:
  • We needed advertising for all of the events that were coming up in the week. I was assigned the task of making a simple timeline that we could print out and display around the school since I took Graphic Art in IGCSE. (LO1) The skills weren’t hard it was just having to tap into my creative abilities. This was hard for me since I don’t see myself as a very creative person.
  • Unfortunately, we could not use the timeline I made as it was not a very good way of advertising. I instead worked with another student who is doing art currently to refine the timeline I made. (LO5) Instead of feeling offended, I took this more as a learning experience to enhance my own artistic abilities.

• Info session:
  • Our first event was the information session where we provided information and answered questions from high schoolers about the LGBTQ+ community. There was also a panel discussion by members of the community.
  • I found it interesting to hear the discussion as I got to hear what happens sort of ‘behind the scenes’ into a community which I’m not part of. The experiences shared such as stories on how people knew they are LGBTQ+ felt like they re-affirmed my belief in this commuinty. As merely an ally of the LGBTQ+ community I obviously can’t completely relate and understand what they must be going through. The panel discussion helped broaden my mind more. (LO6)

• Movie session: 
  • For the movie session, a few of us watched short LGBTQ+ films such as ‘In a Heart Beat’. Similarly to the information session it juust helped me understand the community more and see what they need to go through. It evokes emotions of feeling sad. I felt sad as it feels unfair for the community not to be able to express themselves as they are, it’s not like they can change this part of them.

• Pink Dot:
  • Pink Dot was a very new experience for me. I felt a bit like an outsider looking in from the outside. It was a nice experience watching people laugh and smile together. It was one of those genuine moments that many highschoolers really bonded together. For that day I just helped with setting up and clearing things as well as gather people for the pink dot photo at the plaza. Overall it was a nice view to see people actually happy from the things we’ve done in the GC. It showed that all of our hardwork paid off at the end.