LGBT Plan

I don't see why there would be a problem with having an LGBT club on campus. It is a club that would promote the level of acceptance our school should have. I do believe that students at Chinquapin who are LGBT would greatly benefit from having a club. This would also help students who are not LGBT become more accepting and continue to grow the family feeling we have at this school.

My plan for the club is to help students find peace with themselves. Hopefully the club could transform into a support group that would help students talk to their families, if the student wishes. I most importantly want to educate about the LGBT community. Of course I don't have expert knowledge, but this would be a learning experience for me too.

I plan to partner with my best friend and classmate, Eric Volpe. We will run the club together and we will be working on promoting a more positive LGBT environment. We have come up with a schedule we think will work. We will have meetings twice a month starting in January and ending in May. The first meeting of every month should be informational, learning, planning!
The second meeting should be about talking to each other, comfort, family, help if necessary.

We want to have the informational sessions about coming out to your friends, to your family, about protection, about disease, about laws against or for, about rights, about hate crimes, about awareness, about awareness days.

We also plan to do the AIDS walk, and the candle lighting! My classmate and I are excited and know this is what we want to contribute to our community.

LGBT Club

I no longer doubt who I am. I know that I am Bisexual, and I am not ashamed of that or afraid of it. I can't force myself to be something I'm not. Yet for years at this school I didn't feel comfortable talking about my sexuality. It has always felt as if I should hide it from everyone. As if I needed to stay in the closet. Chinquapin fonders this idea of acceptance. We love each other, because we are one big family. However, there is this feeling of hiding who you truly are when it means your gay.

We of course would never hit or hate anyone for being something they can't control. However, we don't exactly accept them whole heartedly. This is why I want to start an LGBT club on campus. This school is amazing in so many ways and I know we have to help any LGBT student feel comfortable in a place they call home. Let us unite this school in a new way, a way that will help several of our students feel more comfortable.

The plan of this club is to help students not only feel more comfortable in their environment, but also help them feel more comfortable with themselves. I understand that this club is something so new to Chinquapin that it may be hard to start. However, I have never believed that something being guilty means that it is impossible. If I have learned anything it is that I can make a difference and I want it to start here at Chinquapin.