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Integrated Nutrition, LLC
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14 February 25 • 2016
All-Inclusive
New coed Harvey Milk BBYO chapter welcomes all.
Lily Grier | Special to the Jewish News
L
ast summer, Ethan Lis, 17,
of Bloomfield Hills attended
BBYO’s International Leadership
Training Conference, where he led a
program and discussion on inclusivity
for those in the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) com-
munity.
Though he does not identify within
the LGBTQ spectrum, Lis is passion-
ate about creating equal opportunity
for all people. The teens contemplated
ways in which BBYO could become a
more inclusive organization in order
to fully embrace its mission: “More
Jewish Teens, More Meaningful Jewish
Experiences.”
Lis was inspired to propose a motion,
which was passed at BBYO’s August
Executive Conference, to change the
wording of the organization’s constitu-
tion so teens can join AZA or BBG
chapters based on the gender with
which they identify.
Jayson Olson, 16, of West Bloomfield
was excited to get involved in BBYO but
felt he would be more comfortable in a
gender-inclusive chapter.
“If an opportunity doesn’t present
itself to you, you have to present your-
self and make an opportunity,” Olson
said.
Olson’s sister connected him with
Lis, who was also investigating the
possibility of founding a new chapter,
and the two of them approached BBYO
Associate Regional Director Jacob
Gussin with their idea. Zu Weinger, 17,
of Franklin joined as the chapter’s third
founder and so began the recruitment
process. In the past, coed chapters were
founded as a preliminary step toward
introducing BBYO in a new area and
then divided into separate male and
female chapters once enough members
are recruited.
“Founding a coed chapter not out of
logistical necessity, but out of an ideal
that teens can best work together in an
inclusive environment has never been
done before,” Lis said.
The founding members decided to
name their new chapter Milk BBYO,
in memory of Harvey Milk, a popular
Jewish advocate for the LGBTQ commu-
nity who became one of the nation’s first
openly gay elected officials after win-
ning a seat on the San Francisco Board
of Supervisors in 1977. A year later,
Milk and then-San Francisco Mayor
Members of the new coed Harvey Milk BBYO chapter
George Moscone were assassinated by a
disgruntled former supervisor.
“Harvey Milk dove into the unknown,
and that’s what we’re doing with this
chapter,” Olson said.
The existing AZA and BBG chapters
in Michigan Region have been support-
ive and eager to hold programs with
Milk BBYO. Throughout the recruit-
ment process, it was important to the
founding members that their chapter
did not become known as “the queer
chapter.” The chapter, which currently
has 12 active members encompassing a
spectrum of gender identities, is one of
the fastest-growing new chapters in the
region’s history.
“This chapter is a place where every-
one can come together, gain leadership
skills and make a difference in the com-
munity,” Olson said.
With the goal of bettering the com-
munity, the members of Milk BBYO
decided to focus this year on increas-
ing positivity within Detroit through
service.
Gussin said, “I was elated when I saw
the passion and the drive the founders
had for their chapter and the way they
were collaborating. I really wanted to
help them get off the ground.”
The founding members have taught
Gussin — and Michigan Region —
much about what it means to identify
outside of one’s biologically assigned
gender.
“These are not things that are neces-
sarily taught in schools, and this really
is an incredible opportunity for all of us
to learn from these teens,” Gussin said.
The formation of a coed chapter
has posed challenges to the traditional
structure of programming, but Gussin
says finding solutions to make everyone
feel comfortable will be an exciting and
educational process.
The annual BBYO Regional
Convention, a weeklong competition
between chapters in December, proved
a challenge, as AZA and BBG chapters
traditionally compete within separate
tracks. Milk BBYO divided its competi-
tions evenly between the AZA (male)
and BBG (female) groups. The chapter
placed in several events, including win-
ning first place in BBG storytelling, and
was also awarded the widely coveted
Sportsmanship Award.
The BBYO Michigan Region hopes to
form more coed chapters in the future
and create a third coed competition track.
Olson said the convention provided
the chapter with the opportunity to say
to the region, “We’re proud to be in this
chapter, and we’re here to stay.”
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Jayson Olson and Zu Weinger, founders
of Harvey Milk BBYO