This week I was lucky enough to be able to take some of the LGBT committee and Emily Collins, a member of RUSU staff over to Amersham and High Wycombe College for a brilliant event that they were putting on. The college as part of it's LGBT History Month Events organised a question and answer/debate on sexuality and everything it involved and we had been invited along to be the panel receiving these questions.
We had been warned that the students were possibly a little challenging and their questions proved to be just that. After working our way through the obvious questions relating to coming out, when we knew we were homosexual etc, we were then asked what are religion was. This was then followed by a statement along the lines, don't you know that your sexuality is condemning the world.The gentlemen that aired this view was from a very religious background and had been taught to believe this and it was truly brilliant to be able to question is reasoning for thinking this and his perception of sexuality. Another interesting and thought provoking point was whether it was right to bring up a child in a same sex relationship when they are undoubtedly going to be bullied at some point due to their parents sexuality. This is a very valid question and is very personal to a lot of the LGBT community, but as long as they are brought up in a loving and caring family surely that is all they need!
One of the main points that the students seemed to really get out of the event was that sexuality is not a choice, it is who you are and it is ok whatever you define as! There is nothing wrong with it. It was a brilliant and really encouraging event and really made a lot of people question their views on sexuality.
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