New Communications Assistant Joins GLSEN to 'Make a Better ...

October 3, 2012

Hey everyone!

I?m Matthew McGibney, and I?m super excited to join GLSEN as the new communications assistant! I?ll be pitching in with the blog, so I thought I?d take a second to introduce myself.

I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this past May, where I studied public relations in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Attending UNC was an incredible experience, and I feel so fortunate to have been able to interact with some of the future leaders of the LGBT rights movement. GLBTSA, the university?s LGBT student organization, has a big presence on campus, and I?m proud to have sat on its board for a semester.

Last year I co-chaired the ninth annual Southeast Regional Unity Conference, which brings together LGBT students and allies from across the south. The conference was primarily aimed toward college students, but the high school students in attendance brought a completely fresh perspective. It can be easy to forget how tough it is to be a high school student trying to establish a GSA or participate in Day of Silence after you?ve graduated, but the students truly reminded me that those challenges are a real struggle every day. At the same time, seeing 400 LGBT college students living open lives made just as much of an impact on the high school students, many of whom came from places that were not as LGBT-friendly as Chapel Hill.

I hope those students realized that it does get better, but that there?s no reason you can?t change your world today. I?m excited to have joined GLSEN, and I hope I can do my part to make a better world a reality.

Best,

Matthew

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About mmcgibney

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Matt is the Communications Assistant for GLSEN, a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, and a lover of .GIFs.

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Source: http://blog.glsen.org/new-communications-assistant-reminds-us-theres-no-reason-you-cant-change-your-world-today/

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