Junior Yasmine Pehlivan

Tessa Collinson

“(I have certain pins on my backpack showing LGBTQ+ support because) I am president of the GSA, and also because I use (these pins) as a way for people to know who I am. It’s a way to express myself, and so people know that this is me. I want to be a safe person, I’m pretty open-minded. (These pins) help people notice me more, and people compliment me on my pins. I don’t know what the people who notice me or who compliment my backpack think, but, it makes me happy. I try to be a person who is easy to approach, so people know you can talk to me. I’m accepting.”

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Junior Yasmine Pehlivan

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