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WideEyed
Waytoogayforyou?
ByYiSung-ae
students to better understand our lives, and
come to this event, so calling it the Ko-Yon
Reporterof TheArgus
worktogetherwithotherhumanrightgroups
fest doesn’t make much sense anymore. It’s
for women, handicaps, and other minorities.
just because it has been called that a long
A
tBostonCollege,therewasarally
Weactivelyparticipateinasmuchaswecan
time ago when it was just the two schools
to raise rights for lesbian, gay,
as a university group. More than anything,
participating.Wewouldlovetoputonmore
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
weputthegreatestmeaningofthisclubinits
publicevents,butitstillisn’tthateasy.Other
students.Itwasanactivitythatstartedwitha
existence and that we continue to work
thanthat,inNovemberweprintandhandout
small group of LGBT and straight students
withinit.
magazines. It is filled with stories that will
which ended up with the whole school
help straights understand queers better. The
participating.Thisrallycausedahugeeffect
R: What are activities done on
stories are written by our members and the
not only on campus but around the
campustogetwordout?
bookiscalled,theQueerGuide.Becausewe
community,openingupmindstowardLGBT
ST: We have a year round program for
havemoregaymembers,therearemoregay
people. Wishing that someday schools and
that. In the spring, we hold an annual event
stories.
groups could do the same in Korea, we
called,TheP2PspringFling.Thisyearitwas
decided to do an interview with a Korean
“TheP2PSpringfling2007:Fagsdon’tcry”
R: How did People to People get
LGBTstudentwhogoesbythepseudonym,
where lectures about queers are given,
started?
Sillytree. Sillytree is a gay member of
various queer films and shows are shown,
ST: Nobody knows exactly how, but it is
“People to People.” People to People is
and exhibitions are held. The program
saidthatinthemid90’s,theAmericanmedia
Korea University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
changes every year and this year, the event
began to broadcast many queer shows and
Transgender, and Queer club. He was even
was about queer movies. As mentioned
that is when Korea started to take notice as
president for it in 2006. He shared much in
above, it was called “Fags don’t cry.” We
well. So, the Korean media started to talk
hopeofhelpingmorestudentstounderstand
showed“Transamerica”and“Imagineme&
about queers in a very vague and erroneous
LGBTstherightway.
you.”Thiseventstartedin2006andwasheld
way. As people started to become more
again this year for the second time. The
interested in human rights and in order to
Reporter (R): What does People to
second biggest event is the Ko-Yon fest in
spread correct information about LGBTs,
Peopledo?
the fall. The Ko-Yon fest is a tradition
people started to gather and that is how
Sillytree (ST): People to People is a
between Korea University and Yonsei
PeopletoPeoplestartedoff.
LGBT club at Korea University. It is a club
University.Thetwoschoolsplaygamesand
for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
sports against each other in healthy
R:Whataresomeotheractivitiesyou
studentsattendingschoolhere.Weareoneof
competition.Theonewedointhefallisfor
dooffcampusandinthesociety?
thefewLGBTclubsofficiallyrecognizedby
the gay community. School clubs from all
ST: Before, we participated in things like
the school along with Seoul National
overSeoulcitygettogetherandhaveagood
human rights camps for teen queers and
UniversityandEhwaWomensUniversity.
timeshowingoffwhatthey’vegot.Lasttime
sexualminorities.Wealwaystrytocontinue
As an LGBT club, we help students, who
PeopletoPeopledidaparodymusicvideoof
similareventseventhoughpeoplearebusier
arestillhesitating,tocomeoutofthecloset,
Madonna’s Hung up and it was hilarious!
and do not have much time as they did
adjust to their new lives, help straight
The fact is, many university LGBT clubs
before. Only upon those who are willing to,
wealsohelpdosurveysonLGBTsgivenby
theDemocraticLaborParty.
R: Is there anything different in
particularwithyourschoollifefromthat
ofstraightstudents?
ST: No, because most gays do not go
around telling people that they are gay, our
livesarejustthesameasstraightstudents.If
wedon’tsayanything,nobodycanfindout.
Queer Guide created by People to People and the official magazine for the 8th Korea Queer
Actually,itiseasiertobegayinKorea.The
CultureFestival
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