There are few spaces on campus more welcoming than a Triskelion meeting. Nestled at the end of a hall on the third floor of the Shapiro Campus Center, members gather every Thursday evening at 8 p.m. to discuss sexual identity, discrimination and challenges that the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning community continues to face. A few members sit on couches, others take up residence next to the bookshelves and someone is always engaged in conversation. It is a support group, an intellectual coffee discussion and a sociology class. Students and faculty have also expressed interest with introducing more classes that focus on sexuality and gender studies to address topics that are still sensitive or shrouded with confusion. "Slurs are still thrown around a lot," says Luo. Transgender, polyamory, sadomasochism and asexuality are topics that still need to be introduced into the dialogue.
- Irma Vermaat