That’s right, there is no mistake in the fliers inviting you to come and “Guess the Het”, an interactive game hosted by QASO.

“Guess the Het” will be held in the College Center on April 14 from noon to 1 p.m. It is a game with an interactive panel of eight to 10 students, two straight and the rest gay.

An emcee will go around the audience and allow them to ask non-sexual questions of the panelists, such as favorite bands, what panelists do for fun, favorite food and so on. After the question segment is done, audience members will vote on whom they believe the heterosexual, or “het,” is.

“People think it’s easy to tell and it’s really not,” said Victoria Flagg, one of the co-advisors of the QASO group on campus. Flagg and the other advisor of QASO, Becky Gish, hope this event will help people be more comfortable with sexual diversity.

Danny Porter, secretary of QASO, said, “The basic goal is to break down stereotypes and show we’re all the same.” Porter started the event last year at MHCC after being a panelist for a Lewis and Clark College “Guess the Het” event in the fall of 2003.
“We want to have fun while raising awareness,” Porter said.

“Guess the Het” will be a casual event held after the more serious Day of Silence, held April 13. Day of Silence is an event that has been occurring since 1996. Close to 400,000 students now participate in the Day of Silence all over the United States.

“People who participate will take a vow of silence,” said Flagg. Students will have cards, which explain that they are not speaking because “their silence echoes that silence which is caused by harassment, prejudice and discrimination.”

From whatever way students will celebrate diversity next week, they will know they’re not alone.