By Albert Vuoso;
Media Credit: Corrine Winter
Mosaic Staff Writer–
Members of the Salve Regina community showed their support for students of alternative lifestyles by participating in the Alliance Club’s second annual “Door of Acceptance” on November 5.
Nearly 180 students and staff walked through the red painted door in the lobby of O’Hare. In doing so, they pledged to support the different relationships students may engage in.
“Walking through the door symbolizes your acceptance of all types of love,” says Public Relations Coordinator for the Alliance club, Kimberly Kleszczynski. “It shows you are not afraid to publicly make a stance.”
Although there was a great number of students and staff that participated in the event, not all members of the community wanted to walk through the door.
“We did get people who didn’t want to walk through the door,” says Kleszczynski. “People have been brought up in different ways and don’t feel the same way as others.”
Yet the refusals did not put a damper on the event for Kleszczysnki.
“It’s through events like this that we can educate students,” says Kleszcznski. “Our mission to create a safe environment for students of all sexual orientations is what keeps us going”.
