Pride Month Guest Post - Being Visibly Queer in a medical college.
Being visibly queer in a medical college. - Aadhithya Hridhaya #TriggerWarning - Emotional abuse, bullying, queerphobia Contrary to the popular opinion that medical colleges are progressive and more inclusive, they are the most regressive ones. Most of the spaces that we queers get access to discriminate us without exceptions. The very first day of my college life made me feel very much uncomfortable and cornered. I understood that the learning space I got access to would have my thoughts and expressions forcefully silenced routinely and shatter my sense of self-worth for the rest of my college days. My visible queerness challenged the already existing system and threatened it so much, that in defence, it always tries to box me and put me on the top of a cliff, constantly inducing me fear of being outed or thrown far away from existence. Being openly queer in closed spaces like educational institutions can result in being highly discriminated and mistreated. The cha