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Andy Marra (b. 1985) was originally born in Seoul, Korea and adopted by a conservative New York family at the age of six months. Andy identified as transgender from a very young age and quickly became involved with activism at every level. She began working with GLSEN as a student organizer, and was described by The Advocate as “one of the youngest leaders to know within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement.” Andy was the youngest co-director of the New York State Dignity for All Students Coalition, an association of 125+ organizations which worked to pass an all inclusive non-discrimination/ harassment bill for NY public schools, which became law in 2010. At the age of 20 Andy became the youngest person in history to ever lead a national LGBT organization when she was elected Board President for the National Center for Transgender Equality. Andy also served as the Senior Media Strategist for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. She is now the co-director of Nodutdol, a Korean community development organization, yet remains an avid advocate and valuable resource for the LGBT community.
Andy Marra (b. 1985) was originally born in Seoul, Korea and adopted by a conservative New York family at the age of six months. Andy identified as transgender from a very young age and quickly became involved with activism at every level. She began working with GLSEN as a student organizer, and was described by The Advocate as “one of the youngest leaders to know within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement.” Andy was the youngest co-director of the New York State Dignity for All Students Coalition, an association of 125+ organizations which worked to pass an all inclusive non-discrimination/ harassment bill for NY public schools, which became law in 2010. At the age of 20 Andy became the youngest person in history to ever lead a national LGBT organization when she was elected Board President for the National Center for Transgender Equality. Andy also served as the Senior Media Strategist for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. She is now the co-director of Nodutdol, a Korean community development organization, yet remains an avid advocate and valuable resource for the LGBT community.-------
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