Rainbow of minorities

BY HONEY CARANZO

Students from the University of Oklahoma gathered to learn about minorities in the LGBTQ community on October 23.

The Colors of the Rainbow event was held in Wagner Hall room 280 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event was led by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends club. Students played a game that required them to find the right name that matched the definition of uncommon sexual identifications. Kimberly Lawson and Alex Ruggiers, president and vice president of GLBTF, would determine if the students found the correct match and offered a deeper interpretation of the definition. 

Attendees sat next to the person that matched their definition and waited for the final verdict. Students learned about the wide rainbow of sexualities. 

“I like to expand my knowledge, so something like this was a great opportunity,” Andrew Yoon said. 

The event provided students who are striving to learn more about their sexual orientation with the ability to not only identify with others that are also uncertain but also learn about the spectrum of sexualities. 

“I feel like the leadership this year is very good about being accepting and inclusive which is demonstrated by all the terms we went over tonight,” Danielle McDaniel said.

The event encouraged students to understand and be aware of the minorities in the community. 

“We try to do different events that include different minorities like this one which was a really great success,” Ruggiers said. “A lot of people didn't have this understanding of each other they did by the end of the night.”

The GLBTF meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m.