What should i expect?
I'm kinda scared.
2007-01-15 10:57:23 · 8 answers · asked by Aaron 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
it depends, r u out already or r u a closet case? if ur already out, no one will give a crap except for the conservative christians who will feel threatened. if u aren't out, then prepare to open a whole new can of worms. ppl will be angry and say a lot of hateful things to u if they find out. If any of ur close friends that don't know find out about u in a GSA, they might not speak 2 u again. Take it from someone who's been there, everything will change.
2007-01-15 11:04:42 · answer #1 · answered by blewboy333 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You will be labeled as gay, bisexual, or a gay-sympatizer. That is for certain. Other than that you probably won't see much of a difference! When I started a GSA at my school people just had alot of questions. I think they were wondering what we do. We did some activism events and made a scholorship in the name of Matthew Sheppard. Good luck!
2007-01-15 19:56:13 · answer #2 · answered by Honesty given here! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just a different perspective-I grew up in a very small, conservative town and my high school did not even HAVE a GSA. I'd take advantage of the fact that your school has one and show up.
2007-01-15 19:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by answela 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Expect nothing out of the ordinary.
I joined a GSA (I'm straight BTW, I just care enough about the oppresssed to stand with them.)at my college and everyone seems rather laid-back, friendly, and easy-going. We just sit and talk about stuff, issues, activism and whatnot. The link under Sources should help out.
2007-01-15 19:09:31 · answer #4 · answered by Liberals love America! 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hi there!
We have one at our school and I know that kids are very scared to want to join. I would recommend first finding out who is the organizer... Usually there has to be a teacher mentor or advisor especially if it is at school.... Once you find this information out then you can "tag along" with the teacher and that way you won't be by yourself and you can make friends when you're there.
If you can't find that info out easily, more than likely you can talk to your guidance counsellor or a teacher you really trust and they can find out the information for you.
Hope this helps! Good luck! :)
2007-01-15 19:10:44 · answer #5 · answered by Smiley_1995 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd suggest you go talk to the group advisor privately first.
That is what I did when I wanted to join the group at my college (a very conservative school in central Texas)... he was able to tell me what to expect and what the group did to protect newcomers who were not quite ready to be "all the way out".
2007-01-15 20:13:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A nice group of kids who want to understand, and perhaps some trouble with 'phobes.
If your parents don't know, consider telling them just in case.
2007-01-15 20:38:25 · answer #7 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are gay, it will be a place where you get support from people whom you have in common.
if you are straight, it will be a place where you can understand why gays are.
2007-01-15 19:16:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋