I want to take a stance and represent a good cause in my school and around my community, and be a leading example of how to advocate more effectively.

Deborah works with Advocates for Youth and the Texas Freedom Network as a member of the Texas Youth Leadership Council.

I am a twenty year old student and I attend the University of Texas at El paso. I am a junior and am the first generation of my family to attend college. My involvement around my University campus has really increased since I first started looking for ways to get involved. I am active in feminist ideology groups. The reason I choose to be associated with feminist advocates is because feminism take stances for my causes such as reproduction rights, comprehensive sex ed, gay rights, equality in the work place, and just overall liberation for many types of groups. The main group I’m involved in at my school is FMLA (Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance). This group helped me to understand the hard work and dedication it takes to try and get others who are not familiar with these causes to actually notice. With the proper training and dedicated members and alliances alike, I believe activism can go a long way. I want to take a stance and represent a good cause in my school and around my community, and be a leading example of how to advocate more effectively.