Tara Ludman and Zachary Wigand are two students running the LGBTQ club this year.
The LGBTQ club is offering support to those in need at Lethbridge College.
After many renditions of the club, this year’s version features two key figures running the association.
President Tara Ludman and vice president Zachary Wigand have support systems in place and have opened talks to get the club up to their standards.
Ludman says she chose to see if she could run the club after hearing it was not functional at the beginning of the semester.
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“I decided to open up the group and Zach was the first person to show interest in becoming vice president, I was really impressed with his application and he’s been amazing,” she said.
They got their start early in the semester and have already accumulated 28 members throughout the college.
As with all members of the larger LGBTQ community, there has been concern over the US Presidential race results.
Both Donald Trump and Mike Pence have stated views against same-sex marriages, transgender rights and other issues that affect the LGBTQ community.
Trump has been back and forth on the issue. In 2011 he stated he was opposed to gay marriage.
“I was a little hesitant at first with [Trump] holding the LGBTQ flag upside down but he has stated that he is still going to support the LGBTQ, so I just have my fingers crossed,” said Ludman.
Trump stated in July of this year that he would do “everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology.”
Ludman isn’t quite sure what to think of his back and forth comments but is hopeful Trump maintains LGBTQ rights.
Vice president Wigand says the goal of the club is to offer support and services for those in need.
“We’ll be doing counselling and offering resources. We have connections in the community that can help inform people when events are,” said Wigand.
Ludman and Wigand say a big reason for starting the club back up was for peer support from students at the college.
Ludman says she doesn’t see the group as a club and more for peer support.
With the semester winding down, the club doesn’t have any more events planned, but Ludman says ideas are already formulating for next year.
