andrea gibson
Prolific Poet Visits Cornell, Discusses LGBTQ+ Issues and Experiences, Intersectionality
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Gibson’s poems articulated the confusion about identity, trauma and mental health issues faced by many members of the LGBTQ+ community.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/intersectionality/)
Gibson’s poems articulated the confusion about identity, trauma and mental health issues faced by many members of the LGBTQ+ community.
“As Ivy League students, we recognize the power and privilege that has been awarded us,” Elena Gupta ’19 said. “Our hope is … to break the glass ceilings that exist in the workplace by beginning with those that exist in the classroom.”
My parents found a perfect candidate to look after me since they couldn’t anymore. What qualified him, however, had nothing to do with the fact that he was my resident advisor whose job was to ease the drastic change to college life. He was a respectful and seemingly responsible Indian student who fondly reminisced with them of the motherland, using “aunty” and “uncle” throughout their conversation. As we mature, we come into identities shaped by the culture we were raised in. My parents came to America for my sister and me, but ensured we would grow up in an Indian household.