Intern
Pennsylvania Diversity Network
Allentown, Pennsylvania Area
Internship experience provided involvement with GLBT community and directly addressed cases of discrimination. Responsibilities included organizing and working at benefits and festivals to advance GLBT rights. Also responsible for editing photographs of committed same-sex couples for Photo Project, which serves to advance marriage equality in Pennsylvania and raise statewide awareness of GLBT rights. Edited and distributed the organization's newsletter publication, The Valley Gay Press, which keeps its readers up to date with GLBT issues. Collected signatures and recorded data to pass legislation pertaining to marriage equality, anti-bullying, and combatting discrimination in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.