User:Charlottep

About Me

Hi! I'm Charlotte. I attended Baby CTY at LOY 16.2 and 17.2, and I did Academic Explorations at UCSC at 18.2. Last year I went to LAN 19.2 and I'm the Egg Parent for LAN 20.2.

Last year was my first year at Lancaster, and I was so nervous to be there. One of my friends from school convinced me to go for the traditions and all the cool stuff that was there, so I decided that I would try it. The year prior I had gone to Academic Explorations (even though I qualified to go to Intensive Studies, I'm stupid) and it was amazing, but I realized that I wanted to try something new and meet new people. But God, I was so nervous. When I got there I loved it and met a bunch of amazing humans--it was the best three weeks of my life. I attended GLOW each time and ranted about all my gay problems because I was lowkey having an identity crisis, and I realized that I wasn't alone. It was the first time that I felt a real sense of community. Wow, this sounds really sappy, but I really do mean it. Every meeting we had was so helpful, and everyone was so welcoming and kind to me. My school didn't have a GSA or any kind of LGBTQ+ related club, so I was in the closet for pretty much my entire time there. GLOW was the first time I had been in a group of people that shared and experienced similar problems to me. I remember talking to the 19.2 Egg, Felix (hi if you're seeing this then I love you shawty), but at that time I had no idea I would be the Egg.

The Gay Agenda

I've put a LOT of thought into my plans for GLOW, and I have a few ideas:

Tuesdays - discussion days (like talking about topics related to the LGBT community)

Thursdays - advice days where people can talk about their LGBT related problems in a safe space

I want to encourage openness and kindness in GLOW so everyone can be comfortable with each other. No one will be pressured to speak because listening can be just as important and helpful as participation. GLOW's purpose is to create a safe space where everyone feels included. It will be a space where we support and bring each other up. Last year, I spoke a lot and asked for help with my problems, and people gave me the best advice that helped me so much. I want to recreate that this year.

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