free time, whats that again?

firsts that occured this week:

- went on the radio
- told newspapers that I would not answer questions and would respond in writing
- wrote a press release
- went to a confrence and debated motions

best parts of it all
- realized the radio is not all that scary
- realized that I can debate in front of groups
- got trans and queer added to the national LGBTQ rights officer name, working group!!! or this was not just me at all, but I was part of it.

this past weekend was standing confrence were colleges around the country come together to being forward motions and determine who and what the LGBRO and LBG working group will be and do next year. The conference was held at UCD and I was one of the five delegates from UCD. What this ment was myself and other studnets had to propose one of the 5 motions that each college brought forth and speak for and against the motions. The past three years they have tried to bring trans into the mandate but had much hostility.

So for the forth year in a row there was a motion asking the name to change and include trans aswell as including trans issues and not just placign lip service to trans issues. And for the first time ever there was a motion to add queer to the name. People were scaried to ever present it, and even myself didn't believe it would go through.

The LGB rights officers for USI (national union) and this guy from my college made an amendment to our motion to take the piss and deflect from the arguement. they asked to the motion to read "we mandate the LGBRO and LGB working group to change its name to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgender, tranvestite, intersexed, asexual, non gender defined, genderqueer, questioning, curious, queer," the list went on and on. basically they were coming iwth the arguement that if we added this in what would we have next the a-z rights officer and working group. I hate that arguement with a passion. that arguement has been used from the get go to keep bisexual, transgendered and so on from being represented.

But we fought it and won with an overwhelming majority.

there were cheers when both trans and queer were added, smiles and possibly even tears followed as we hugged each other. yeah!!!

ok got to go off to my first ever table quiz that seems to be the main form of fundraiser event.