When Amelia Leon, a student at Florida International University, learned about an on-campus group called Queering Sexual Assault Prevention (QSAP), she knew she wanted to support its work. “Unfortunately, queer sexual assault is often not discussed, especially when talking about sexual assault on college campuses,” Leon says. Hoping to raise funds and awareness for QSAP, which holds workshops on sexual assault prevention and provides resources to survivors, she decided to create a fun event. “I wanted to make it a celebration of queerness, of differences, of minorities and underrepresented groups, to come and feel empowered,” she says, “and also to benefit something that I think is going to impact a lot of future generations at FIU and possibly in the Miami general area as well.”
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