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A Rainbow in the Frat House: A Gay Man's Exploration of Greek Life
Going to college for many is seen as very challenging and fearful, but for me, it was a excellent escape. Coming from a small rural town in North Carolina and creature gay came with more challenges than one could suppose. Moving to college was an adventure that was the beginning of conclusion people like myself, those who only saw people for who they are rather than their identity. On my first day at Virginia Tech, I immediately felt that everyone around me was so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, eager to discover the mysteries of living amongst your peers as an individual. During the plummet season, amongst move-in, the beginning of classes, football games, and meeting unused people, everyone agrees that this drive makes the wind feel exciting. For me, even at some points, it was draining trying to keep up with all these events. However, I knew I was determined to detect myself at a school that never seemed to sleep.
During move-in, I settled into my dorm and immediately went into the shared area to chat to as many people as possible; I was already pre-determined to spot my community. However, finding a society can take period
LGBTQIA+ in Tech: Acceptance and Visibility More Important Than Ever
For the Lesbian, Lgbtq+, Bisexual, Transgender, Gay, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community in tech (and elsewhere), it’s been a long path to equality, and although the leaders of some of the industry’s most strong players have appear out, factors enjoy workplace safety and acceptance are keeping many more from fully expressing themselves.
For Amy Collins, vice president of product marketing at 1E, being a visibly queer person—a trans bisexual woman—she was often reticent to come out in the face of homophobic or trans comments.
“It was a binary choice to come out or have a flourishing career,” she explains. “Eventually I made the choice to come out, and it turned out that’s been much better than I thought. I set up being authentic has enabled me to be my improved self, and people have been very accepting and inclusive, and it’s drawn more junior employees to me and express their thanks that I am in a direction position.”
In order to improve outreach to the queer collective, Collins says she passionately believes getting diverse people on the interview panel is critically key. “Tec
Should I go Greek at Tech, even though I'm gay?
There are a number of fraternities that have a history of creating an inclusive environment for all their brothers. I’m not going to list names publicly, but feel free to send me a PM and I’ll be happy to distribute the names of the fraternities I know to be welcoming. Not surprisingly, there are other fraternities whose brothers have historically been intolerant, and in some cases even opening hostile, toward the LGBTQ community. This will likely be pretty apparent during rush, so I don’t assess you’ll have a terribly complex time sorting out where you should focus your efforts.
On a volunteer basis, the LGBTQ resource center hosts trainings as part of their Greek Allies program aimed at making fraternities and sororities more inclusive, welcoming, and supportive of lesbian, gay, double attraction, transgender, queer, and questioning students. You can reach out to Aby Parsons, the director of the center, for more data. She may have a list of which fraternities have members who have participated in the training.
http://www.lgbtqia.gatech.edu/greek-allies
http://www.lgbtqia.gatech.edu/users/aby
Gay/Straight Alliance Club
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