oh, that's easy :) I would talk about feminism! how about you?
haha this topic is actually perfect for me right now because I'm working on my final project for one of my classes and it's supposed to be a mock ted talk :D
oh no way! that's so cool :) what class/what will your talk be on?
it's for writing 150, the topic's on the byu honor code and why it needs to change regarding "homosexual behavior"
oh wow!
yeah, some pretty fun stuff to research lol
I'm actually an ally too but I never know what to do at BYU about this. I try to go to USGA events when I can but life is busy and it feels kinda hopeless sometimes :(
it's awesome to try though! :)
so what have you learned? or, like, what do you want people to start doing differently?
i totally feel you though, I only just went to my first usga meeting last week and i've been here and queer since august lol basically just that there's a policy banning "physical intimacy giving expression to homosexual feelings" like hand-holding and stuff and i just think that needs to be removed
100% with you on that are you mostly going to be talking about that part of the honor code, or also students'/professors' attitudes? and what people can/should be doing to be more respectful?
mostly just the honor code, with attitudes on the side
gotcha. that's cool stuff! has your professor been supportive of it so far?
i've actually personally mostly experienced a lot of great acceptance from individuals and stuff, i think the overall environment's great--there's been a lot of progress
oh good :) I'm glad to hear that :)
oh yeah, she's been great! it was kind of funny, i told her my topic and she was like "wait that's a rule? that's..they can't do that"
haha yeah I feel like a lot of people have moments like that did you follow the BYU math fiasco at all, this semester? I know so many people who were like "wait, there are entire departments on campus that have no female professors?"
ooh math fiasco? i don't think so lol, im very curious now
(I mean, math had two, at the time, but other departments have zero) oh boy I love talking about this basically, the BYU Women in math club has events every two or three weeks where they have either mathematicians in industry or math researchers come give presentations. so they hang up posters to advertise and stuff you know, ones that say "BYU WOMEN IN MATH: Dr [so and so] speaking on his research in [sub field of math]" except, a few weeks ago, they had four different men come and talk about their research and they put up photos of the professors on the poster
my goodness
but to the layman, the poster looked like "*four white men speaking on the subject of* women in math" and the internet exploded in laughter/anger because only BYU would have four white men talk about what it is like to be female and in math you should google it :D
that's bonkers lol i will, that sounds nuts
I should get back to my hw but good luck on your TED talk prep :D have a good night!
oh yeah you too! thanks for chattin! :D