The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends student group will host its annual Gender Bender Ball tonight to raise awareness of gender issues.
The event, held at 8 p.m. in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union, seeks to enlighten students by exploring gender identities. While the night’s theme of “Drag Night,” GLBTF member Laurel Cunningham said the gender issues the ball seeks to expose are everywhere, including OU.
“Those who identify as gender queer, intersex or transgender don’t have a commonly recognized identity, and because of this, people are weirded out by it, and it’s strange.”
Cunningham said the reactions are exactly what the Gender Bender Ball seeks to change.
“The Gender Bender Ball is happening so these identities are brought to the forefront and recognized as acceptable forms of expression,” she said.
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applescruff84 5 months, 2 weeks ago
What an awesome idea! Anything that advocates awareness and acceptance within and of the GLBTF community is fantastic!