One of Loyola’s Christian Life Communities is reemerging on campus as a way for students to share their feelings about sexual orientation, gender identity and its relation to religious and spiritual beliefs.
Skittles, a CLC program that began in 2009, is a student-run organization that started with a group of students interested in exploring different aspects of faith from a gay perspective. The goal of the organization is to provide a welcoming and comfortable environment for students to discuss spiritual and religious beliefs from an LGBT perspective.
“Recognizing that our GLBTQ sisters and brothers are often excluded as the ‘other’ in society and in many faith communities, Skittles offers a safe place for discussion and discovery,” said Kurt Bindewald, director of University Ministry, through email.
Skittles hopes to provide a safe place for gay students to come and discuss their spiritual beliefs, and welcomes any student interested in joining.