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So, anyone have any experiences with BeLonGTo?

  • 21-07-2010 9:45pm
    #1
    MultiUmm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 972 ✭✭✭


    I've heard a lot about BeLonGTo on the forum and when growing up gay was on RTE they seemed to be involved in the show quite a bit.

    My question is though to anyone who went/ goes to their groups, what's it actually like? I've been thinking a lot lately about going to one of their meetings just to see what it's like, but I'm not really sure how I'd go about it. :o Do you call them or email them beforehand or do you just walk in?

    I'd really appreciate if people shared their experiences they had with them, whether they like it or not and why, those sorts of things. :)


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  • #2
    Chuchoter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,305 ✭✭✭Chuchoter


    You just turn up. I don't know how old you are/ outness but although it is great and the people are so nice and you'll make loads of friends, if you're still in the closet don't take belongto as a representation of the real world. My experience of it was the whole world is so accepting of gay people, homophobia does not exist nor does a bad coming out experience. Its great, just be aware that its not that realistic.


  • #3
    Aard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,905 ✭✭✭Aard


    You can just walk in. If you're travelling up from Cork, it might be an idea to ring in advance to make sure it's on, and also if you talk to somebody on the phone it's a lot easier to then continue the conversation face to face. Otherwise, you're likely to be introduced to the group at large with no particular person to latch onto.

    RE the group itself, it wasn't my cup of tea. Very camp and cliquey.*



    *Warning: it was quite a few years since I've gone there; things may have changed.


  • #4
    Sir Ophiuchus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Sir Ophiuchus


    I went a couple of times, was semi-regular for a year or so. They're an OK group, but honestly the best thing is just having the space. My experience of them was very very cliquey, sad to say. I was also way older than average - they say it's for 14-23, but I was 19 and consistently the oldest person there. Everyone else was 16/17 and knew one another, or would really only talk to one another a lot of the time.

    The coordinators were awesome, however, especially Karen (hey Karen!), and it was on the whole a valuable experience.


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