TEDxYouth@Westwood,

Gigi Laurin

My name is Gigi and I am 16 years old. Here's a little bit about me:

I am very passionate about health services for all people, but specifically the LGBT+ community. I hope to one day go to med school, and become a plastic surgeon who specializes in reconstructive surgeries for the trans population. I have noticed over the past few years many middle and high schools fail to include LGBT+ safe sex ed, not to mention the lack of understanding of gender identity in my peers. I believe there needs to be steps taken towards informing the misconceptions about the growing queer community, and I want to begin to take those steps in local high schools and youth. Additionally, I play piano competitively and volunteer at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience!