Last Tuesday I went to CUA’s second annual In Their Own Words event. When some people around campus talk about it, they refer to it as the night where people talk about coming out. But it is a lot more than that. From my understanding, In Their Own Words is a night where individuals share how they came to showing their true identity. I had been to the one the year before so I thought that I knew what to expect. I’m not entirely sure why I thought that but I did. However, the four inviduals on stage proved me wrong and completely blew me away. The four students last year and the four this year have shown me that everyone is actually different and that is okay. There isn’t a norm that should be followed when it comes to identity. I can’t imagine the courage it must take to go on stage and share stuch an important part of your life to a room of strangers. I am honored to have been in the audience that night. If you were there with me, then I think you can understand the amazing feeling that came from being there. If you were not there then I hope you will go to the next one.
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at CUA chapter.