{"id":12154,"date":"2022-12-06T14:27:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T14:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?p=12154"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:45:21","slug":"my-experience-as-a-queer-italian-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/12\/06\/my-experience-as-a-queer-italian-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Is life easy in York if you&#8217;re part of a minority group? My experience as a queer Italian student"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My name is Cate, I&#8217;m an International student enrolled in the Masters programme called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/study\/postgraduate-taught\/courses\/ma-womens-and-gender-studies-gemma\/\">GEMMA &#8211; Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/womens-studies\/\">Centre for Women Studies<\/a>\u00a0here in York. I came all the way from Florence, Italy, to pursue my studies. I&#8217;m part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yusu.org\/activities\/view\/feminist-society\">Feminist Society<\/a>\u00a0and I work as an International Student Ambassador. <strong>Wondering how life here as a foreign queer person can be?<\/strong> Keep on reading!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Living as an Italian abroad&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before coming to York, I was worried that my nationality would have represented a problem in my daily life. As an Italian, I&#8217;m aware that there can be\u00a0<b><strong>stereotypes<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0about my country across the world, and given that my accent is extremely recognisable, I was afraid it could cause problems. Luckily, this was not the case in York for several reasons. First of all, the city has a huge\u00a0<b>international community<\/b>. Coming to York, you soon realise that there are support systems in place to help you meet people from your own country and other international students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Welcoming events and YUSU clubs<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I first moved to the campus everything was so new to me to the point of being overwhelming. Thankfully, the University provides students with&nbsp;<b>welcoming events<\/b>&nbsp;specifically designed for International Students. During my first week here, I joined the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/students\/support\/international\/pg-international-welcome-timetable\/\">PG International Welcoming Week<\/a>&nbsp;where I was able to engage in campus tours, informative workshops and free Zumba classes! Thanks to them, some of the people I met during these occasions are now my best friends. Moreover, if you feel like hanging out with our compatriots, you can join a student society supported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/yusu.org\/\">YUSU<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/yusu.org\/activities\/view\/italian-society\">The Italian Society<\/a>&nbsp;was really important during my first months here. Having the chance to speak my&nbsp;<b>native language<\/b>&nbsp;with my peers was something that relieved my initial stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>I&#8217;m here, I&#8217;m queer!<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a queer Italian student, it was important to me to find a place where I could <strong>feel represented<\/strong>. The University has different societies you can join to do so, for example, I&#8217;ve been part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yusu.org\/activities\/view\/feminist-society\">Feminist Society<\/a>. 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They also exhibit on campus sometimes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>If things go wrong&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s normal to feel alone, no matter how integrated you become and which community you are able to build. Sometimes, sadly, we can still find people in our lives who don&#8217;t treat us how we deserve to. Episodes of <strong>racism<\/strong> are rare in my experience, but they can happen. That&#8217;s why the University has a support system for every time you feel you don&#8217;t belong here. If it&#8217;s just a matter of feeling a bit down, there is a<b>&nbsp;psychological counselling<\/b>&nbsp;called&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/students\/health\/help\/open-door\/\">Open Door<\/a>&nbsp;which allows you to get help for free, both in person and online. 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