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Pride Meeting, First Floor Rec Room, Wednesday After Classes
Petra had tacked up the club's sparkly banner on one wall, and set up a tray of rainbow cupcakes along with a selection of soda, bottled water, or coffee milk on one of the tables, along with a jar labeled 'SNACK FUND.'
"Hi, guys!" she said once it looked like everyone was gathered. "I'm Petra West, and this is Pride. Last semester we had a little bit of confusion, so I'd just like to let everyone know this is LGBTQ Pride, so if you thought it was about lions or just general self-esteem, it's not, but if this isn't the club you meant to join, it's not a big deal, you can leave now or stay if you want to. There's a jar set up on the snacks table, and if anyone wants to throw in a couple of bucks so we can keep having snacks, that would be great, because I'm not exactly made of money.
"So, okay, this week I want to keep everything pretty low-key, and if at any time someone's feeling uncomfortable or like this is not a safe space, please speak up. That said, if someone's feeling uncomfortable or like this isn't a safe space because you're straight and you feel like your straightness is being 'threatened,' you have three options. One, get over it. Two, you might want to think about whether you belong in our Q ranks. Three, there's the door, you know how to use it. That said, I'd like everybody to introduce themselves, give your year, tell us a little about yourself, and you can say why you joined the club if you want to, and then I'd like to hear any ideas you have for things we can do in the club this year, or if there's anything specific you'd like to talk about, we can do that. Okay? Great."
"Hi, guys!" she said once it looked like everyone was gathered. "I'm Petra West, and this is Pride. Last semester we had a little bit of confusion, so I'd just like to let everyone know this is LGBTQ Pride, so if you thought it was about lions or just general self-esteem, it's not, but if this isn't the club you meant to join, it's not a big deal, you can leave now or stay if you want to. There's a jar set up on the snacks table, and if anyone wants to throw in a couple of bucks so we can keep having snacks, that would be great, because I'm not exactly made of money.
"So, okay, this week I want to keep everything pretty low-key, and if at any time someone's feeling uncomfortable or like this is not a safe space, please speak up. That said, if someone's feeling uncomfortable or like this isn't a safe space because you're straight and you feel like your straightness is being 'threatened,' you have three options. One, get over it. Two, you might want to think about whether you belong in our Q ranks. Three, there's the door, you know how to use it. That said, I'd like everybody to introduce themselves, give your year, tell us a little about yourself, and you can say why you joined the club if you want to, and then I'd like to hear any ideas you have for things we can do in the club this year, or if there's anything specific you'd like to talk about, we can do that. Okay? Great."