Yvie Jett (16), a VoiceWaves youth participant, created her first video project—a recap of the 2024 Trans Pride Long Beach event—where she interviewed trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive community members about what feels gender-affirming to them. She later had the opportunity to showcase her video to over 100+ Los Angeles Youth at the California Conference for Equality and Justice’s Gender Justice Camp, inspiring them to share their own stories. Yvie now serves as the Long Beach office’s Youth Social Media Lead, creating 5+ video projects monthly to document programming behind-the-scenes, youth spotlights, and community organizing events. She also co-facilitates coalition meetings, teaching peers to create video reels that leverage storytelling for social change. Watch the video here and read the full article here.