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SEXUALITY
AWARENESS
Sexuality
Awareness Week is heading our way. What's it all about and
what can we expect? Holly Scratcherd bring us the lowdown...
HOMOSEXUALITY
and bisexuality are still contentious issues in our modern
society. Unfortunately, homophobia still exists and can only
damage the campaigns to widen knowledge about homosexuality
and bisexuality. Sexuality exists in many different forms,
all of which are normal lifestyles, not alternative, as many
seem to label them. Until society recognizes this, the campaigns
to promote understanding of different sexualities will continue
trying to change the narrow minded and ill educated.
The
LGB (lesbian, gay and bisexual) society realises this need
for awareness and education. They hope to ease these problems
that exist within our culture by running events throughout
Sexuality Awareness Week from the 26th February to 2nd March.
Paul
Russell, the new LGB officer, is organizing this week. Paul
said 'I want the week to tackle homophobia and heterosexism
and attempt to improve perceptions of homosexuals within society.
Homosexuals and bisexuals are more often than not, aware of
their sexuality, so I also want to encourage heterosexuals
to also own their sexualities. Last year's events were a low
key affair and I hope this year will be more successful in
getting the message across.'
Although
Sexuality Awareness Week is not a national event, Paul has
been working closely with many others around the country to
successfully raise awareness of the importance of events like
these.
He
hopes there will be a large student turn out this year. His
main concern is trying to get a good response from various
invited guest speakers and he hopes that a shortness of money
will not have too much of an impact on the week's planned
activities.
Paul is adamant that the week will be a success and he is
planning an extensive and high impact poster campaign from
the 5th of February so watch out for these around campus!
Sexuality
Awareness Week will be held at various locations across the
University including St. Peter's Campus, Union bars and Wearmouth
Hall. Paul said 'many events will happen in the Union bars
later on in the evening because if we arranged talks at lecture
theatres it's likely that nobody would go!'
Click
here to read Gina's experience of coming out, some thought
provoking questions and an event line-up...
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