Gender Sexuality Alliance

Everyone has an identity that is different and worth respecting. Together, we can all assist in creating equality for every identity. Our School’s GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance) has been spreading this message through sessions which brought different Year levels together to discuss various topics surrounding the LGBTQI+ community. The sessions have varied throughout the year from quizzes to discussions, to presentations. Many students have shared their perspectives and enthusiasm within these sessions. Some important events for GSA this year were IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia) in May and Wear It Purple Day in August, when students were able to wear a touch of rainbow or purple with their School uniform. Students wore a combination of colourful socks, rainbow badges and other accessories to celebrate these days and spread awareness and acceptance for the LGBTQI+ community. It was especially amazing to see the number of purple ribbons worn for Wear It Purple Day! Some of the most popular sessions this year involved Kahoot! quizzes and other games when students were able to express their knowledge of aspects of the LGBTQI+ community. Some other important sessions involved topics such as pronouns, history and coming out, which students in GSA listened to presentations about and discussed together. Overall, 2022 has been a great year for GSA. It has involved more education, more students and provided St Catherine’s students with a space to discuss issues surrounding identities relating to gender and sexuality. Thank you to everyone for creating such a fun year for GSA!

2022 GSA Captain