ete rr seen 4 COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIA HEY DUDES- EDITORIAL “°° ee ee : Hello friends! June is just around the corner, which is quite possibly my tos . a ° “. z 4 rie | net q favourite month. June, if you are not aware, is Pride month! In honour of this, I - . : am hoping to encourage a flood of submissions centred around LGBT*+ topics! Ee) Ai a Send your poetry, essays, even photos! Whether it is your own coming out story f ae $s BS or someone else’s. Maybe it is about your current relationship or previous ones. ~ ¢ .. Fa v x Maybe you are questioning things about your mind, body, even the world. Ps. [—* - ‘\Y ee you do not have to identify as LGBT to write about it! I would be honoured and << J ; thrilled to read your submissions. Since I know that not everyone is comfort- ae able exposing this side of themselves to the entire college, just know that you sae . Ses are more than able to anonymously submit things as well. This is a month near vals i and dear to my heart, so I want to make the absolute most of it, while keeping sa a > 4 7 ' everyone feeling safe and comfortable. , ae SS ™* a8 In spirit of the upcoming month, I would like to bombard you all with ' i a: 4 Nal some LGBT+ facts! j ’ ae ° June 25th, 1978 is when the Rainbow Flag became the symbol for ; y LGBT pride (Zorithian, Julia). ° 1.4 Million Americans identify as transgender (Rutherford-Morisson, ; Lara). Raegan Cote sas ™ | | | Interim News Editor _ eo . Gay Marriage only became legal in Canada in 2005 (CBC News). And finally, the most important fact: : oe ° Gay people tend to be left-handed more frequently than heterosexual % 3: ~ people (Lehnardt, Karin). A . cl a, secittitay, . OT ig eae I encourage everyone to do their own research too. I found a ton of interesting Re things I had not known prior. Thanks for reading, until next time! iisisricoeae sakes Be ieee Stier: ie wae : pe Pa NN I ei ; - AT Seer art Oe ete nai use nee eee ae er ’ \ i S ft d C ib ‘ | tair an ontributors — . = " 9 mF a — be Sa ; > TATE RT - (‘ees st 3’ URS pee | ee : ime ce Seas a ’ an ES Sa eae 7 me 4 tee OS Beate ie ‘ Pee mes 5 a i neice ons ae . e izi= _*y 2 — . : Y. = j es Md ‘ q a . ei Ff : saaaaeciel ioe °F, a me eae 3 i 7 ee: ¥ PES Gi : gant enn . “ : =f 3 a 4 aKa. age na aa. tip i YY; Z D, . 5 6 ; Las, ae J a hae Ta I SOLA. Jw ¢ 2 aes } \ nea a, a De tigintes ae t My Ye i ‘ . lige > ¥2 ce : pies eearsees' S IW bea | 6a OULD ON ae Cté at i Oo ae Ce ee. ee