Lucan Eugenio

Honestly, being LGBTQIA+ member makes interactions easier most of the time. Majority ng members ng community are super easy to talk to diba, aminin nyo, kasi I feel na we are very friendly and approachable. So parang may instant connection. Pero hindi ko nilalahat, ah. Ganun din ako, I feel na I’m very friendly and approachable. Mas madali makipag-usap, whether with colleagues or library users, kasi chill lang and walang awkwardness. Kasi nga feeling close ako, in a way. Pero syempre, tatanchahin mo yung tao whether colleague or client yan. At the same time, even non-members feel at ease talking to me or me talking to them. Siguro kasi sanay ako makisama and I don’t make things feel too formal or intimidating. Sa work, okay naman yung dynamics with colleagues, wala namang naging issue na malala. May mga problems and concerns na na-experience namin, but not because of my identity siguro. A lot of my workmates in UERM and here in UP are super open-minded, so madali makipag-collaborate, lalo na pag may events, projects, or kahit sa day-to-day tasks. With library users, napansin ko na minsan mas approachable ako. I think people just feel comfortable asking me for help, whether research-related or kahit random questions lang, or yung directions lang. Lalo na sa mga students and researchers, parang mas madali silang lumapit kasi hindi stiff yung dating. Kasi naman nasa malayo pa lang, naka big smile na ako. (Pero hindi laging ganun, syempre we are not robots na we are always in good mood.) Also, minsan kahit hindi related sa library, may magtatanong pa rin about other stuff, which I think just means they feel comfortable around me. So ayun, mas madali sa akin na makipag communicate in a way kasi I feel like it is my strength na makisama sa sa ibang tao.

Inclusivity and Approachability