LGBT 'history fair' hopes to raise cultural awareness
Emily Brauer/Staff Reporter
Issue date: 10/26/09 Section: News
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community at Eastern have been preparing a mini history museum for today.
With this history museum event, EIU Pride hopes to educate students about the LGBT history and raise awareness of all issues in the community.
"Actually, this is not really a museum; rather, it is just a history fair," said Nick Canaday, the social chair for Pride.
Pride members want to raise cultural awareness by setting up different booths. Each booth will focus on a specific topic.
There will be a "banned books" booth, a "transgender umbrella," a booth about "myths of the femme and the butch" and another booth about Pride's history on Eastern's campus.
"What we are expecting is a lot of personalized projects," said Sean Callihan, action director for Pride.
This is a mini-museum full of information for the public to learn including the meaning of LGBT symbols and flags, stereotypes and misconceptions, and famous LGBT people throughout history. There will also be information about the LGBT community today.
The LGBT museum will be open from 8 to 10 p.m. today in the Effingham room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Emily Brauer can be reached at 581-7942 or DENnewsdesk@gmail.com.
With this history museum event, EIU Pride hopes to educate students about the LGBT history and raise awareness of all issues in the community.
"Actually, this is not really a museum; rather, it is just a history fair," said Nick Canaday, the social chair for Pride.
Pride members want to raise cultural awareness by setting up different booths. Each booth will focus on a specific topic.
There will be a "banned books" booth, a "transgender umbrella," a booth about "myths of the femme and the butch" and another booth about Pride's history on Eastern's campus.
"What we are expecting is a lot of personalized projects," said Sean Callihan, action director for Pride.
This is a mini-museum full of information for the public to learn including the meaning of LGBT symbols and flags, stereotypes and misconceptions, and famous LGBT people throughout history. There will also be information about the LGBT community today.
The LGBT museum will be open from 8 to 10 p.m. today in the Effingham room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Emily Brauer can be reached at 581-7942 or DENnewsdesk@gmail.com.
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