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Asher Maxey

Asher Maxey

Asher Maxey is a 19-year-old youth advocate and sophomore at Virginia Tech majoring in Statistics. Asher champions empathy and transparency in his advocacy for equitable policy reform for the LGBTQ+ community. In his spare time, Asher enjoys listening to music and playing basketball.

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Ally is a verb: supporting Va.’s LGBTQ+ students

By: - November 3, 2023

We are nearly through the first semester, with Thanksgiving break around the corner. This year, Virginia students and teachers have had to bear in mind new policies – policies that have divided communities. Unfortunately, barriers and biases against transgender and nonbinary youth have persisted in the ongoing debate as to whether they have a right […]