Growing up in a conservative Christian household, being part of the LGBTQ+ community was not something that I knew I could be. It was okay for others, but not for me. When I did have the realization that I was bisexual, I was already in my twenties. I'd already left organized religion behind, already suffered through a debilitating depression stemming from the identity crisis that often comes with that. I was almost thirty before I knew I was nonbinary. Shedding the skin of a former evangelical is hard, but I've immersed myself in a loving online community and the hang ups and misconceptions have gradually melted away until I arrived where I am today: in full acceptance of myself. As an aspiring librarian, I am as passionate about information literacy and about equitable access to information as I am about being a member of the LGBTQ+ community. There has never been a question in my mind that I would use my education and skills to advocate for the same for my fellow rainbows. With the ever-increasing amount of legislation targeting our community, and rampant, easily accessible misinformation constantly at our fingertips, and in an age where the news is locked behind pay-walls, information literacy and equitable access are more important than ever. It’s my duty as a future librarian to ensure that future generations, not just within the LGBTQ+ community, but the entire community at large, have that access as well as the tools and skills necessary to discern reliable sources of information from the rest. Though I do not necessarily see myself as any sort of role model, I also want people to see me, a nonbinary bisexual, as the success story that I know I already am. It would have been so, so easy for things to have gone bad for me. I want people like me to see me and know that, with determination, with self-compassion, and with a little help, they too can be where I am, and get where I’m going. As a thirty-two year old nontraditional adult student from a low income household, my dreams are forever on the precipice and constantly teetering on the edge. Even one small illness, one missed shift at work, threatens not only my success as a student, but my entire life. With this scholarship, the pressure would ease. The future I envision for myself—a future where I have the knowledge and the skills required so that I can help others both like and unlike me—is within my grasp.