It
was yesterday when I applied. There is going to be a nearly week-long course on
LGBTQ rights, focused on the queer community, held in Zagreb. I applied but on
my own -- not as a representative of any NGO I regularly work for. Fortunately,
accommodation and food will be provided, but I do have to pay for my travelling
costs. Zagreb is not that far away from Budapest so I hope it is not going to
be that expensive. So, I'm going to install a donation option for this blog.
I'm not asking for money (or at least not directly), but whoever wants to
support my work, I gladly welcome him/her and would be very grateful. :) thank you thank you.
Organized
by the Green European Foundation, the title "Queering Green Theory / Greening Queer Theory"
refers to an approach how the Greens can address LGTBQ as a Human Rights issue.
The
term "queer" is quite a new expression that is usually and wrongly
used as a synonym for gay/lesbian. However, it is rather a lifestyle than a
sexual orientation... lifestyle? it is an "ideology" I would say. It is interesting that those associating themselves with
lgbt communities are not even familiar with the meaning of queer.
During
our last Pride meeting it also turned out that a "clarification" is
necessary. We are going to have a sensitization training sometime during spring
and the queer-question (oh, how much I hate this expression) is one of the
topics that we need to discuss. Complicated or just too modern? Why aren't we
aware of these things? Back to my point: this course will definitely be fundamental
for me -- as a degree collector, I always say that :) awareness-awareness-awareness, key concept of my life. Hope they accept my
application... we'll see...
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