This is now our 4th fieldwork for the LGBTQ group. In class we showed a short film called Trevor directed by Peggy Rajski. The summary of the film is about a boy named Trevor, who recently discovers that he is gay at the age 13. Throughout the short film it shows the struggles of him recently coming out gay to attempting to commit suicide. This movie is narrated as if Trevor is writing diary entries, that are both somewhat funny, but also serious. I think this movie would be great for ages 12 and up. This movie has a serious and sad topic, but it is portrayed in away that it won’t be harsh to see for a young persons mind. The goal for this fieldwork was to show others, in this case our whole grade, what gay youth face when coming out of the closet. In the video we learned about stereotypes and challenges that gay youth face. After we showed the short film, we then led a group discussion talking about the movie and our thoughts towards it. A few questions we asked included the topics what would you do if you were in this situation? Was it right for (name) to do this? What did you notice about (a specific person)? and many more. One question I was very interested asking along with hearing students responses was, “What would you do if you knew a classmate or a friend was suicidal?” Some of the students responses included, “I would try to reach out to them and let them know I’m there”, “I would tell a parent or someone close to keep an eye out for them” or “I would be an ally”.  After this question was answered another question was brought up, which was “What if you were suicidal?”. This question brought up many answers such as, “I would reach out to someone for help, but in a subtle way”, “I would tell my parents, so they know and can keep a close on me.” and a few more.  In the movie I learned about stereotypes about gay youth and adults. A few stereotypes that were incorporated in the movie was the way one walks as if they are a girl, singing “girly” songs, the tone of voice is high and how one dresses. I also thought it was interesting seeing how much coming out being gay affects an individual. When the gay youth is affected, meaning discovered by others on purpose or accidentally, the idea of wishing they weren’t gay or their life is over goes through their minds. In the movie the moral is portrayed as be proud of whomever you are. The fact that some young and elder LGBT members aren’t proud of who they are is upsetting to hear because the challenges they encounter lead to horrible things, such as committing suicide. This movie made a big impact on me because I got to see multiple challenges that a gay youth or adult might run into. The fact that the director made the main character narrate the story made a big impact on me because I got to hear as well as see all the emotions that he, Trevor, went through when discovering he’s gay. In addition the way he described it made it feel like you were apart of the movie or was their, made a big impact on me. It was disturbing to see Trevor’s parents portrayed as clueless because in some ways it shows how they don’t pay enough attention to their son or they don’t care. For example there are parts in the film where it looks like he killed himself and the parents just walk past him or acted like he was alright or just pretending. I thought it was upsetting to see one of his best friends Pinky avoid him after finding out that he was gay. Since Pinky was popular, I began to wonder if he started avoiding Trevor because he was under peer pressure. But then I started thinking to myself and thought that maybe Pinky began to ignore Trevor because he didn’t want his friend to think that he was gay. Lastly, I think it is amazing how much change and effort went into having the gay community be tolerant by other communities because back then people weren’t as accepting towards gay people like now.  As a student who isn’t big on participating in groups or even leading discussions, I think I did a pretty good job. Since I am pushing myself to communicate more in conversations for social justice meets, I think I am becoming more confident with myself. I would still like to improve on my public speaking skills as well as calling skills before the end of the project. I think this would be a great video to show in our teach-in because not only is it short, but it gets people thinking and more aware about this topic. Like I said above, it also shows good examples of stereotypes that people might say or hear towards gay people and challenges they encounter. Overall I think this fieldwork was success and a great opportunity to hear what some classmates thoughts and opinions are about this important topic.