A booklet highlighting consent-based best practices for youth theater participants Written by: Daniel Lipson, Advocacy Center Youth Intern through the Stephen E. Garner Summers of Service program of the United Way of Tompkins County I have been involved in youth theater since I was seven years old. Some environments have been wonderful, with great care taken regarding the…
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The Beauty of Queerness
Written By: Naiara Bezerra-Gastesi, Campus Educator To all my fellow LGBTQ+ and questioning folks… HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! For all of those who are straight and cisgender (a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex) welcome to this blog post. According to the CDC, queer folks experience disproportionate amounts of…
Read OnOur Youth Educator Reflects on her First Year
by Katrina Clark My first day in the office was the day New York went “on pause” – a truly wonky time to start! While I was concerned about the impact COVID would have on my role as the agency’s Youth Educator, health teachers within Tompkins County were still committed to having us teach classes…
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