Patana PRiDe DaYs

Spectrum CAT Group

Thisweek, Secondary students celebrated the second annual Patana Pride days. These days celebrated our LGBTQIA+ students and the importance of being supportive allies across the school. Students held karaoke, face painting and quizzes during lunch while having a very colourful dress down day on Tuesday! It was good to see our community coming together and celebrating one of the many areas of diversity among students at Bangkok Patana School. Schools who hosts events like this one experience less bullying and students have better self-esteem, leading to greater success in academics and ECAs! We look forward to celebrating Patana Pride days again next year!

Hugo Cheng, 13B

Thisweek, during our French lessons, we did a module on the topic of LGBTQ+ rights. Specifically, we learned about how the rights have evolved over time, whether they have improved or regressed, and the current global perspective on it. I personally found this to be very fulfilling as during these lessons, I learnt important historical lessons from a variety of different cultures. One thing I found particularly interesting was a French interview we watched in class where the EU’s perspective on LGBTQ+ rights were discussed and how other countries pertain to the morals created by the EU. It was great to be introduced to a plethora of knowledge on LGBTQ+ history, and I hope to learn more.