Christa Nuzzo, a junior studying Neurobiology, is the president of Queer Activist Collective (Q), BU’s decade-strong club for LGBTQ+ students and allies. Throughout her time at BU, Christa has turned Q from a social group into a one-stop LGBTQ+ resources center. Her story was featured in a recent Bostonia article on student activists.
Q is dedicated to providing all BU queer students with the information and resources they need, such as information about free queer-friendly therapy sessions and the location of every all-gender bathroom in BU. Q also provides workshops and giveaways to support queer students, such as sending members self-care kits and safe-sex supplies.
Last summer, Christa and Q’s Outreach Coordinator, BMB major Ryan De Kock, established the “Take Action Tuesdays”, a special hour when all Q members can engage in social advocacy by making calls to legislators and organizations. So far, they have called the state legislators on topics such as releasing incarcerated people to stop the spread of COVID-19 and increasing access to HIV testing for minors.
“I sometimes think that people don’t realize that activism can take many different forms, and they’re all effective. You can donate and sign petitions, but you can also educate others, which is really important,” Christa explained to Bostonia. “It’s easy to post something [on your social media] to spread information or awareness, but advocacy shouldn’t stop there. It should start there.”
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