The author of this e-zine is a student at Bowdoin College, Class of 2021. Gabby majors in German and Sociology with a minor in Government and Legal Studies. As a queer woman, her life experiences informed her scholarly interest in the topic of community-building among queer women and non-binary people. She will be writing a thesis, a paper detailing the cumulative findings of her research, anticipated to be done in May 2021.