June 28, 2011

>Second Year Student Ambassador Volunteers at GLSEN National for the Summer

>My name is Jesse Tauber and I’m volunteering with GLSEN this summer. I’m a rising high school senior and a transgender FTM.

I’ve been working with GLSEN for what seems like forever now after discovering them through a Day of Silence tweet chat in 2009. I am a second year GLSEN Student Ambassador, helping to represent GLSEN and the LGBTQ youth community in several media outlets.

People always ask me what I want to do when I get to college or with my life in general and the truth is I’m not really sure yet. However, I know that whatever I do it will be something that has to do with the mission that GLSEN strives to achieve. As a student who knows the torment of bulling and discrimination, nothing is more important to me than knowing that every student has a safe school to attend.

I’m excited to be working with GLSEN this summer and hope that the experience I have here is not only valuable for me, but for all involved. It is really such an honor to be a part of an organization that does such amazing work and has impacted not only my life, but the lives of so many others.

   

About Elizabeth Free

       

Elizabeth Free is the communications manager at GLSEN--the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. Elizabeth joined GLSEN in 2009 to make schools safer for all students and says one of the best parts of her job is working with GLSEN's Student Ambassadors. She is originally from Texas and has a B.A. in Public Relations and Advertising from the University of Houston.