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Gemma and Ryli are two friends currently studying on the Pre-degree programme. The are both a part of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community. They regularly attend a LGBT youth group, specifically for individuals meeting this criterion. Both individuals agreed that they felt the youth club was a safe place for them; somewhere where they didn’t feel judged and are able to have a chat and gain support from it.
Multiple times a year they attend Pride festivals across the county, some of their favourites are Exmouth and Exeter. They have also attended one in Brighton, but this festival requires individuals to buy tickets to attend; this is something that both Gemma and Ryli agree should change as it defeats the point of the festival, and those individual’s that benefit from it, that can’t afford it wouldn’t be able to attend. When asked if the atmosphere changed between festivals, they agreed no that it didn’t; generally, most of the festivals had the same kind of stalls and always had a live band and generally everyone was always dressed up.
Apart from being different from some other individuals because of the way that they identify, Gemma spoke about how she feels that she is slightly weird because of her being an introvert and isn’t very outgoing, but once you get to know her she is more open and has a very weird personality. Something else that she feels is weird about herself is that she talks to herself a lot; but this is something that she finds helps her to concentrate.
Both Gemma and Ryli agreed that there is still a large amount of stigma surrounding LGBT individuals, especially transgender individuals. When asked if there was anything they could change, they said to ‘teach more about different things, including disability’, through educating individuals about different aspects this could help to reduce the amount of bullying that occurs and will make people realise the impact that their actions can have.
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