Poo. I wanted to go to The Bisexual Underground - I've got xmas presents for some people there for one thing, and an announcement or two to make - and do some other things but..
kinda off topic, but i read your bio, and have aquestion...
my friend and i started a gsa at my school... do you find that name exlusive or offensive in any way? i mean we were very explicit in explaining that the club was for EVERYONE, and the name was chosen a) for lack of anything better b) it has a certain cohesiveness w/ other such clubs... just cause the bi issue was adressed, and we didn't wanna offend anyone, but we also didn't want an acronym that had its own zip code... thanks ~judi
Gay Students Alliance? I don't know - actions speak louder than names, but there is part of me that would have prefered something more inclusive.
LGBT is the current UK favourite acronym for student societies, but 'Queer SA' would have been fine with me (though not everyone!) or 'Pink SA' or 'Rainbow SA' or...
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Have some Red Bull!!
Date: 2001-12-14 09:58 am (UTC)(plus does well for me and flagging energy levels!!)
Or Asda do some cheaper stuff that is equally as effective... Or so I am led to believe by the ultimate Caffiene expert I know
Laterz!
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Date: 2001-12-16 09:29 am (UTC)my friend and i started a gsa at my school... do you find that name exlusive or offensive in any way? i mean we were very explicit in explaining that the club was for EVERYONE, and the name was chosen a) for lack of anything better b) it has a certain cohesiveness w/ other such clubs... just cause the bi issue was adressed, and we didn't wanna offend anyone, but we also didn't want an acronym that had its own zip code... thanks
~judi
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Date: 2001-12-16 04:43 pm (UTC)LGBT is the current UK favourite acronym for student societies, but 'Queer SA' would have been fine with me (though not everyone!) or 'Pink SA' or 'Rainbow SA' or...
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Date: 2001-12-16 05:37 pm (UTC)we discussed rainbow, really didn't like it...
going the lgbt rout would exlude the straigt, bi-curios, questioning, two spirited etc...
we also discussed queer... but many ppl find that offensive
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Date: 2001-12-17 08:28 am (UTC)That it gets up some people's noses is one of the points of using queer :)
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Date: 2001-12-17 07:14 pm (UTC)though we do have a 'questions and queeries' box tehe