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Name
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Nekailah Goncalves Andrade, Psychology B.A
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Email
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nekailah@bu.edu
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Professional/Hospital/Work Title
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Tell us more about your work
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A group of students and I are Rhode Island College helped to advocate for and create the Queer Studies minor at the school for those who wish to learn about the LGBTQ+ community, history, and hardships.
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Pronouns
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she/they
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I am a:
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Student
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Affiliation
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School of Public Health
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LGBTQ+ or Ally
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LGBTQ+
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Experience with LGBTQ+ clinical care, research, mentorship, and/or advocacy
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Yes
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Identity
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Gender non-conform
Female
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Sexual Orientation
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Queer
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Race/Ethnicity
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Cape Verdean
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First family member to attend
college
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Yes
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Other identities
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I am a first gen student. I am fluent in Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole & English, and intermediate in Spanish. I’m the only person who identifies as LGBTQ+ in both my immediate and extended family.