Wanting to help others became one of my core values at a very early age. Throughout my life, I have seen people hurt due to the mere fact of not fitting restrictive societal standards, and I cannot help but take their pain personally. I am a queer, Hispanic woman in STEM and I experience the lack of representation firsthand, which combined with a deep interest in better understanding people around me makes me want to turn our society into a more inclusive place, starting with the tiny bubble of privilege I find myself in.