Activism In The LGBT Community

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The activism present in the LGBT community is an incredibly unique form of activism; we focus on our passion for equality and respect which invigorates us as activists and as individuals even through the most challenging struggles. The LGBT community is centered upon grassroots activism, ranging from coming out to organizing protests and marches. All of the incredible work we do stems from individuals challenging societal norms and standing up for their basic human rights.
I have become passionately involved in the LGBT community since coming out, my first act of activism. Coming out, a fundamental form of activism in our community, is often overlooked in discourses centered on activism. I am from a relatively rural area of western Pennsylvania, an area where many queer people stay in the closet for most of their lives. For many of my friends and family members, I am the only out gay …show more content…

I am the Vice President of my university’s largest queer-centric organization, The Pride Network, a non-profit organization with a chapter at Hofstra University. Since I have joined the executive board, we have tripled our club membership and implemented affinity spaces for less-recognized members of our community, including bisexual and asexual individuals. Additionally, I am a founding board member and President of the Gender Identity Federation, a club focused on the transgender and gender non-conforming communities. Through this role, I have also come to serve on my university’s Gender Inclusive Housing Committee, a group of administrators and myself working to make Hofstra’s housing more trans inclusive. I have also had the honor if attending multiple LGBT conferences in the past year, including the Northeastern LGBT and Creating Change conferences. I am passionate about creating a space for the LGBT community and furthering my own education about our incredible

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