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Transgender Rights Rally in Nassau County, NY

On May 31st, I attended a rally for Transgender Rights held in Mineola, Nassau County, NY . The event was hosted and organized by the group Gender Equality NY GENY , an organization dedicated to advocacy, education and upliftment of Transgender, Gender Non-conforming and Intersex individuals. Numerous local LGBTQ ran and supportive organizations supported the rally as well (see poster) and contributed to what was an awesome turnout. I was invited to speak at the rally by a friend who works with GENY, a former alumni of FSC and member of Farmingdale Pride . This coming school year will be my last year as the president of Farmingdale Pride Club and based on my work and dedication to the community, I was given the privilege to speak amongst other fantastic speakers. It was amazing hearing from local, statewide and country wide organizations like the Human Rights Campaign HRC , Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Action Fund , the Long Island Progressive Coalition and local count...

🚨 Dangerous Individual on Long Island 🚨

On Thursday, June 20, my mom and I were harassed and threatened at a local fair by that man in the photo. I am spreading his image and what happened to us to warn others and create awareness of the unstable and violent individuals in our communities. What should have been a fun night out was tarnished by this incident and him getting away without any real consequences isn't right.