x rance Named GLAAD Campus Ambassador

2017 Dec 4

x rance, a student studying Theatre Studies at Ithaca College, was named a GLAAD campus ambassador. rance will work with GLAAD and the local community to bring awareness and acceptance of the LGBTQ community.

"The role of GLAAD ambassadors is so vital," said Luca Maurer, program director of the Ithaca College Center for LGBT Education, Outreach and Services. "They amplify the experiences of students on college campuses. In doing so, they give voice to what we in the field already know: that LGBTQ+ inclusion is about so much more than sexual orientation and gender identity. It is about race, ethnicity, socioeconomic stats, faith, ability, immigration status and more."

This is the second year of GLAAD's campus ambassador program. Students are selected for the program based on their passion, involvement and creation of original content related to LGBTQ advocacy.

“I’m definitely getting something from the experience of being a campus ambassador by connecting and sharing with new people, and then also learning how to express myself and advocate for myself by teaching others how to advocate for each other and themselves,” rance said.