Genny
“My name is Genny, my age is 18. The school I go to is Mountain View High School. I am a girl. I’m into anime, video games and movies and such. I play Pokemon a lot, and no it’s not over, there’s like a lot of people into Pokemon.”
Genny DiLeonardo age eighteen, from Mountain View, California, is what I like to call, a teen activist. Genny is involved with a few groups in the Mountain View community. The first and most prominent being the Mountain View Youth Advisory Group, in which she and other teens in the area join together to give the city advice on things teen in the area would like.
“The City of Mountain View Youth Advisory Group (YAG) is a City-commissioned group which was founded in 1999. YAG is comprised of middle school and high school students that represent Mountain View teens in local government and have the opportunity to advise adults concerning teen issues. All meetings are open to the public.
The Youth Advisory Group accepts Mountain View residents from local schools (Mountain View High School, Los Altos High School, Mountain View Academy, Alta Vista, Saint Francis, Bellarmiine and more).” - The YAG website
Genny is also involved with a few LGBTQQ(Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Questioning) group in the area, including Mountain View High School’s GSA, and Outlet, another group in the area. Genny is someone that I’ve always associated with helping the LGBTQQ community.
“Outlet is the only program of its kind on the Peninsula providing support, leadership development, outreach and education for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth ages 13-18.
The program is a lifeline for hundreds of youth each year as they struggle with feelings of isolation, homophobia, and harassment. Outlet is a safe, accepting, and confidential place for LGBTQQ youth to express themselves, develop their strengths, and help improve their communities.”
Genny, despite her interest in helping the community, is just a normal teen, who just wants to be able to do what she want’s in her community.