Final Blog

The Living Museum project was impactful for many and even me. Growing up with a homosexual uncle, I understood how a person felt when they were made fun of for just being themselves. During the process of getting the project together, I know that I talked to my uncle and his partner about their story. I was curious on how their families felt and how their friends reacted. Surprisingly both had positive stories to give me. Even though their stories were positive I know that going out in the public, with people that did not know them was a lot harder.

When I was looking through statistics I know that I came across many numbers that made sense. For example I did not think that in other countries, homosexuals were more rejected than accepted. I also found out how cruel people could be, especially people that many of us look up to. Professional athletes for example, do not always accept their teammates for who they are.

Knowing that we actually had to act out the scenes that we have created, we knew that it had to be on point because even the smallest smirk would be a sign of disrespecting the homosexuals that were present at our station. Our scenes were over dramatic but we explained that many of the scenes actually happen in real life stories that we have heard. I liked how our volunteers that came to answer any question that people had about homosexuals, told us that the scenes were powerful to them.