This Way//That Way Vox Pop

• “Flamingos, definitely. I definitely think we need another, like, a new or a revived queer club or that kind of community, yeah.” • “People of colour.” • “More visibility, more inclusive spaces, more laws and policies that support people coming out and living normal life,

I guess.” • “A dedicated space, like flamingos.” • “A bar! Where we can meet and have fun, a queer bar! Please do that, that would be cool, thank you.” • “I think, at the moment, maybe some social spaces like flamingos-type venues.

I know we have quite a few events and things that we do nowadays to keep people entertained – but, I think, maybe, having a regular place to just socialise and congregate would be good. I think that’s the main thing missing.”

• “I don’t think so, I think a lot of the time it’s quite censored, especially for younger people, but they find it online wherever they want, so it’s really important that they have a clear, concise, you know, understanding of it when they’re going into the world, cos’ they’ll be surrounded by people that, you know, identify in different ways and it’s important they know, you know, what’s going on and how to be respectful of that.”

• “Nah, not at all. I don’t know, like, in high school, there’s nothing on queer topics, like, at all. I feel like so much stuff you have to learn through social media, through the grapevine.”

• “I think public schools don’t have anything on queer stuff.”

• “Well, when I was at school 10 years ago there was none, so, hopefully, it’s improved a bit by then, but there’s definitely room for growth and improvement in that area for sure.”

• “Absolutely not. They don’t give any, so, like, a beginning would be great. Even just teaching people that there is a difference in sexualities. Like people think there’s so many crossovers and people just need more education in general, and like gender, they don’t even tell people that they can, like, choose to identify as something else.”