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In today’s society many teens and adults do not understand that it is more than just getting pregnant: having unprotected sex can be fatal. Jocelyn, 22, is a junior in college and a member of the Young Women of Color Leadership Council.
I enjoy helping others and having long conversations to get to know other individuals. I have come a long way from the type of person I used to be. I wasn’t serious about my education when I was younger, but now that I know where it can take me I’m with it 100%! I also used to be judgmental at times and not think before I spoke, but one family member had a great impact on my life: a man who was gay. I didn’t learn about his sexuality until after his death. I discovered that no matter what gender he preferred I still loved him and cared about him. I love people to the fullest extent. I am very outgoing, outspoken, bubbly, non-judgmental, and big hearted! If there was a job where I could just talk all day and speak of issues we have today in society I would definitely be the one for the job! I love people who are real and do not sugar coat anything when it comes to true life experiences. You can count on everything that I tell you will be the truth. I believe we are all dealt a certain hand of cards and that it’s what you do with what you have that makes you who you are. I expect honesty because that’s exactly what I’m going to give you because through my eyes everybody deserves a fair shot at least once. I became a part of the Young Women of Color Council when I was invited to join by Ms. Trina Scott. I was in Washington DC for an internship and we visited the Advocates for Youth. I love and support everything that they were about, especially when it comes to encouraging youth to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS. I have siblings of my own, and while I cannot tell them what to do, I can inform them of the facts of spreading diseases such as HIV/AIDS and other STDs and STIs. I can try and prevent them from having unsafe sex and give them the correct knowledge they need to survive in what this world beholds for them. In today’s society many teens and adults do not understand that it is more than just getting pregnant: having unprotected sex can be fatal. I will enjoy sharing information I have and the knowledge I embrace everyday about sexual health and rights with our youth.
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My name is Jocelyn Watt I am half African American and half Native American. I am an enrolled member of the Northern Arapahoe Tribe from the Wind River Indian Reservation in Riverton, Wyoming. 