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christine posted an update in the group Grad School Straddlers 12 years, 2 months ago

so question for you guys. i’m considering joining the LGBTQ group on my campus but main reason i didn’t last year when i first moved was because i was afraid i’d end up hanging out with students in my classes. is that ridiculous? i guess i’m worried about maintaining some level of professionalism since i have to teach, but now i just want to hang…[Read more]

twobarsanda replied 12 years, 2 months ago

I don’t have an answer… I would just like to say that I’m going through the exact same thing right now.
al replied 12 years, 2 months ago

I think this is going to happen to me too.
Alice replied 12 years, 2 months ago

Is there no grad student queer org? (start one?) Also, you could volunteer at a local queer org and meet people off campus that way!
Erin replied 12 years, 1 month ago

I’ve kinda established myself as a grad student in the group and don’t hang out with the members much outside of GSA stuff (with the exception of a few – who actually are mostly other grads). As fairly knowledgeable about queer academics – which very few others in my group are b/c their isnt much of a gender/women’s/queer studies program here -…[Read more]
- christine replied 12 years, 1 month ago
  
  That’s neat. I feel like I’m not knowledgeable enough to be an advisor! But I can definitely be (or rather, I guess I already am) a nerdy queer in the corner :D I emailed the group and apparently they don’t have meetings or anything, just random events scattered around the year, so we’ll see how it goes.
  - Erin replied 12 years, 1 month ago
    
    Good luck! Hope you are able to find a comfortable way to negotiate your place in the group.
    - christine replied 12 years, 1 month ago
      
      Thanks :)

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