Camosun College pride director Terence Baluyut (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHaving gotten so much from his experience so far, Baluyut\u2019s looking forward to contributing to that sense of community.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited for what\u2019s about to come on my term, I know that I am just in my second month, and through the help of my peers, and also our staff, we have been able to plan all of these exciting events,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
While the CCSS is involved with a variety of community celebrations, it\u2019s also putting on a few gatherings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are organizing three main events,\u201d says Baluyut. \u201cFirst is the Rainbow Reels queer cinema nights. The other is Play with Pride, Uniting Through Diversity in Sports, that is in collaboration with the soccer club and the Camosun Chargers, both the volleyball and basketball teams. And the other one is the 5k Pride run and walk, that is in collaboration with the Camosun running club. So most of these… are all in collaborations with many circles in our college. One reason for this is I want to integrate the queer community in our college with all of [these] existing groups and have more bond within these circles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baluyut is enthusiastic about bringing these different circles together, but he\u2019s not under any illusion that the queer community is all the same. At every step, he\u2019s taking care to make sure the varying needs of people from different backgrounds are taken into consideration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cEven though I\u2019m a part of this community, it still feels a bit overwhelming to step on a roll for a community that is so complex, and there\u2019s so [many] things that we are trying to advocate to fight for,\u201d he says. \u201cIn the LGBTQ+ community, there are still certain cohorts that are having more difficulties, and are deprived of many opportunities. And those are indeed [things] that I am trying to take note of, and creating more initiatives in the future to make sure that everyone is included and are also considered.\u201d<\/p>\n
This consideration is already being incorporated into Baluyut\u2019s aspirations for the rest of his term.<\/p>\n
\u201c[I\u2019d like] something that would have the 2SLGBTQIA+ members in our Camosun ommunity to be more connected to one another,\u201d he says. \u201cBecause even though I see that there are a lot of members from this community in our campus, I haven\u2019t seen them [very] connected.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of his main goals? Bringing the pride found at Lansdowne to the Interurban campus.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, we don\u2019t have a Pride Lounge [at] Interurban yet\u2026 I wanted more pride and 2SLGBTQIA+ related community events [at] both campuses,\u201d says Baluyut. \u201cBecause as someone who attends Interurban campus, there [isn\u2019t] really much for the… community that happens around on that campus.\u201d<\/p>\n
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