This young activist is fighting to keep LGBTQ youth safe from bullying
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Every day of Pride Month, Mashable will be sharing illuminating conversations with members of the LGBTQ community who are making history right now.
Sameer Jha is just 17 years old, but has already achieved something remarkable — establishing a nonprofit and helping it become a cultural force. On top of all that, Jha is also a youth ambassador for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
At the age of 14, Jha founded The Empathy Alliance, an organization dedicated to making schools safer for LGBTQ youth. As a queer and trans middle schooler, Jha says they endured extensive harassment and bullying. By establishing the nonprofit, they hoped to dramatically improve the quality of life for other LBGTQ students, so that no one would have the same traumatizing experience. Read more...
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