In terms of my project I am thinking about doing something that portrays an attitude of "we're here, we're queer". I would like to perhaps take a look into the Orlando shooting at the gay nightclub 'Pulse' as this is a significant thing to me. Up until then I had been mildly ignorant to how the LGBT+ community were still struggling, I had been under the impression that we had our rights now and things were okay. On finding out about this shooting I was shocked and upset and wildly angry. It made me realise that things still were not okay. This was the event which caused me to come out as gay to all of my friends and family through social media when posting an angry and distressed post on Facebook about the event.
Pete suggested that while taking an attitude of "we're not going away" is all well and fine, it does seem a little close to Graphic Design and holds no personal meaning. He suggested taking some of that distress and anger and using it in my work to portray something more personal, something more angry about the treatment of the LGBT+ community.
While I see his point and understand this project, in order to be fine art, must hold a personal message, I think that his idea of where my project should go is wildly incorrect. I no longer feel that anger, while sometimes I feel a sadness, this prejudice and hatred has never affected me and I cannot truly understand it like I can my own gay pride. This is why I think I will continue down the road of pride and excitement as that is what is more personal to me.
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