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8 LGBTIQ F aces: Meet the new Co-Chairs of The GLBTSA, Pooja Gupta and. Tommy Rimbach by Antoine Reid While the United States elects a new commander-and-chief every four years, for UNC-CH’s GLBT-SA, each new year signifies a shift in leadership and direction. Although the GLBT-SA leaders won’t have to worry about national secu rity or finding innovative ways to fund war overseas, they still have an important job on their hands. LAMBDA interviewed the two new Co-Chairs of the GLBT-SA: first-year biology major, Pooja Gupta, and junior public policy major. Tommy Rimbach, both of whom are from, as Tommy says, “the Con tainment Area for Relocated Yankees (Cary), NC. Prior to your decision to run for Co-Chair, what have you done within the GLBT-SA? Pooja Gupta: This semester I am serving as secretary for the GLBT- SA. In the Fall, I got involved with the Coming Out Week committee, the Fall Ball planning committee, and briefly with the finance com mittee. In the spring, I put my en ergy into the Ally Week committee and then the Queer Bash committee for the Unity Conference. Also this spring, I was involved with the newly evolving QPAC, with a place on the executive board until just recently. erything I want to get done? Will I burn myself out trying to do everything? Will Tommy and I get along as well as we have so far? Tommy and I really will get along. I’m sure. I’m not completely sure of myself, like a mother is uncer tain about the future of her child. I don’t and can’t know the future, so I’ve just got to put my energy and passion into everything I do and just go for it! can come interject their opinion into our conversation. Commit tees plan our weeks and events and being on a committee means that anyone can take an event they want to see happen and run with it. Tommy Rimbach: Former treasur er, Unity Conference board mem ber, and LAMBDA staff TR: I sometimes fear that my voice will not adequately reflect the diversity of voices and experiences found among GLBT-SA members, allies and other supporters, especially because there are letters in GLBT-SA that are too often ignored, like Bisexual, Transgender and Straight, that I hope we can work towards being more cognizant of writer. Did you have any fears or uncer tainties about serving as co-chair in an organization like GLBT-SA? What is one great thing, in your opin- about GLBT-SA that the UNC- lon. CH student body should be aware of? TR: Allies of the LGBTIQ commu nity can help to enact major changes not only in the University commu nity but in all aspects of our lives to make the world a better place for sexual and gender minorities. It’s very easy to gain knowledge and educa tion about LGBTIQ issues and then work as an advocate in promoting a safe campus and community for les bian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students, faculty and staff at various grassroots levels, from sign ing petitions and wearing “ally” but tons and helping to plan GLBT-SA events, to confronting a suitemate who says, “That’s so gay” derogatively. PG: Of course I had fears and uncer tainties! Will I be able to get done ev PG: Anyone can make a difference in the GLBT-SA. Our board meet ings are of>en to anyone and anyone What feel is one thing you should change with in/regarding the GLBT-SA?
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