
JAFFNA PRIDE organized a workshop for students of Media Studies. The workshop was facilitated by Kasro Ponnuthurai, Thisa Thiruchelvam, Angel Queentus, and Gowthaman Ranganathan. Students worked in groups to understand terms like gender, sex, sexuality, LGBTIQ+.
They also critically analyzed media reports on LGBTIQ+ issues and discussed best practices to report about LGBTIQ+ persons including the need to take active consent, maintain anonymity, and report sensitively.
The workshop facilitated active interaction between students and community members. The workshop was attended by over 26 students and 12 community members and was conducted at the American Corner Jaffna on 24th of June 2022.