On Wednesday, Sept. 24, four panelists came together to talk about celebrating diversity in sexual orientation during a Sinclair Talk.
The theme of the Sinclair Talks was we are more alike than different. The event was hosted by a project at Sinclair that strives to foster an inclusive environment on campus known as Love Wins.
Derek Petrey, honors program director at Sinclair, acted as
the moderator of the panel discussion. Approximately
50 students, along with a few attending staff and faculty, gathered for the talk. The chairs kept filling as the talk continued.
Nancy Tepfer, representative for Parents, Friends, and Family of Lesbians and Gays more commonly know as PFLAG, was there to inform people about the organization.
Several questions were presented such as; Do you have or want children? How do you deal with stereotypes?
“Through education and through people getting to know people instead of just knowing face value those stereotypes
will eventually go away,” said Anthony Cain, president of Brite Signal Alliance.
Petrey asked the question, Did you have a coming out period?
“When you share a secret like this, it almost opens the doors to a deeper friendship,” said Kara Brown, assistant professor in the computer information systems department.
The Sinclair Talks concluded with some words from English Professor Kate Geiselman.
“I think that a lot of the questions asked by anyone in audience, regardless of gender or orientation, would have answered in the same way,” said Geiselman.