Welcome to a peer support session where we will explore ways to strengthen and express our queer identity! This session is aimed at international LGBTQIA+ students and will provide an open space to discuss how we can be proud of our own identity and what tools are available to express ourselves in a safe and empowering way.
This sessions will be held on the 12th of November. The first session will be held on the 5th of November.
In this session, we will reflect together on how we can strengthen our self-esteem and acceptance. What is our way of expressing ourselves and our needs in communities where we may experience both acceptance and challenges? We will explore different ways of affirming our own identity, whether through external expression or internal processes. We will also discuss the meaning of queer joy – the joy and freedom that comes from the very act of being ourselves without fear or shame.
This peer session is an opportunity for you to share your own experiences and hear others’ stories of how to discover and nurture your own strengths and fine qualities as an LGBTQIA+ person. Together, we can create an environment where queer joy is at the centre and where we can celebrate our identities as a whole.
The event is completely confidential and can be attended without prior knowledge or experience of peer support groups or sessions. The sessions follow Nyyti’s safer space guidelines.
Online peer support sessions are for the international LGBTQIA+ students in higher education. These pop up sessions are especially created for you who want to share experiences, find support and talk to other like-minded students.
The peer session is for all international LGBTQIA+ students from different cultures and backgrounds and will provide an opportunity to discuss their own experiences of studying in Finland, queer life and identity-related thoughts with other queer international student.
Late participants will not be admitted after 10 minutes of the beginning due to condifentiality and safety of the group sessions. Please note this while registering for the sessions.