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Personal Narrative: My Membership In The Gay Straight Alliance
If made to select only one activity to partake in, I would continue my membership in the Gay Straight Alliance.

I believe that if ignorance comes with an intolerance of the unknown, then education is its remedy. Whether my newfound learning has come from a challenge or concurrence to my beliefs, each GSA meeting has led to me leaving with more knowledge than I had come in with. As the club has aided in my own personal growth, I strive to use my position as the vice-president to promote meaningful discussions and lessons on LGBT issues. The Gay Straight Alliance has given me the invaluable opportunity to positively impact my environment: an opportunity I could not

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