During the Fall semester of 2017 I created a story of my life and turned it into a hand-drawn animated video along with written post!

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[Read/Watch the Full Post](/lifestory)

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Then in my Spring semester of 2018 at VIU our professor for our DIGI 401 class asked us; to create a poster to submit to the conference! So I thought why don't I turn my story into a poster form, and that's just what I did! During the presentation of the posters I had some people come up to me to tell me that I inspired them in a way or another; so that was cool!

The poster is up in the VIU Space, database here:

[VIU Space](http://hdl.handle.net/10613/6073)

[DOI Database Link!](http://dx.doi.org/10.25316/IR-1004)

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**Description:**

<Text paddingLeft="1rem">Growing up I was diagnosed with a number of disabilities and was told that I would not be passing grade 6. However, after struggles and not giving up I was able to overcome these disabilities!</Text>

**Authors:**

<Text paddingLeft="1rem">Donald Louch</Text>

**Posted:**

<Text paddingLeft="1rem">May 15th, 2018</Text>

**From:**

<Text paddingLeft="1rem">VIU CREATE Conference 2018</Text>

**For:**

<Text paddingLeft="1rem">Media Studies program</Text>

**DOI Identifier:**

<Text paddingLeft="1rem">DOI: 10.25316/IR-1004</Text>

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Poster: Learning to Live With Learning Disabilities: My Story

VIU CREATE Conference 2018

For my DIGI 301, Digital Media Literacy we were asked to create a personal “goals” poster; I thought this would be the easiest assignment to make! However, I was so wrong! when you sit down and think “what the heck to I want to do with my life, career, and aspirations?” You can get caught in a loop of asking yourself if you really want to be doing the things that you have planned! This is oddly a good thing to do as it get’s you thinking! It was recommenced that we look back at this yearly and make modifications where needed! I thought this is another good example of my work in the “Graphic Design” world! Plus you get a “look” into my mind!

Creating Goal’s for Yourself Is NOT An Easy Task!

Design: Goal Poster

I have decided to tell you the truth about who I am and what my sexuality is. It may come as a shock to you, however, I don’t just only like girls, but I like guys. I, however, view girls as friendship material. Additionally, I can appreciate women and see beauty in them. However, I don't feel any attraction towards women. Therefore, I am gay. I am however proud to be who I am as well as who I love and no one can tell me any different!

To my knowledge I have always fallen under the Gay stereotype, however, I have told myself from about five to the age of sixteen that I only like girls and that I was straight. When in fact I have liked guys the whole time and that I was gay.

Funny story, the first time that I question my sexuality was the first time for something else as well. Around the end of June in 2010, I was having troubles with getting to sleep. Therefore, around 1:30am, I decided to turn on my TV and watch some TV, I decided on Family Channel. I saw that Family Channel was playing a new music video. I was doing other things at the time so I just listened to the song. As I was listening to the song I thought to myself, this girl can sing. However when I looked up to the TV, I noticed that the artist wasn't a girl but was a guy. This music video was “One Time” by Justin Bieber.

I started to question my sexuality and thought I actually, am not sure if I'm just straight a few seconds after the music video for One Time was finished. From this point until February 23rd, 2013, I spent time thinking about it and put all the pieces to the puzzle together and finally realized, that I'm gay.

A big part of my coming out experience and figuring out how I am was done on the Internet. From watching YouTube videos about being gay and the ways they came to term of their sexuality, to reading online posts and I even did a few, Are you gay surveys.

Everyone, whom I have came out to so far, has taken it the news great and they still have remained to treat me, and love me the same way that they have always had. I feel so much better now that I have came out to most people.

I currently have a Boyfriend and I couldn't be any happier!

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I Want To Get A Fact Straight ... I'm Not!

"My Life" has 3 posts in it's tag

Graphic Design, Education,Photography,Education

VIU CREATE Conference 2018

Education, Graphic Design

Design: Goal Poster

General

Coming Out