Meet Adrianna Martinez, reference and instruction librarian at the Wisser Library and Long Island’s Pride Association advisor. Adrianna merges her role here at NYIT and stance in the LGBT community to educate, be an ally, and create a safe space for underrepresented voices. . . . “I became the advisor for the PRIDE Association at Old Westbury because this is a population that I feel I can help to encourage to flourish. As a queer, Latinx person at NYIT, I am willing to support organizations in whatever way that I can. This is not limited to only the LGBTQ+ population... I am able to create allyship through collecting lendable materials about self-discovery, queer history, and tools for understanding. I am able to celebrate events like National Coming Out Day, and Pride, as well as by engaging the LGBTQIA+ community outside the library. NYIT’s Wisser Library is deeply rooted in the idea that acceptance and allyship is a key part of conversations that will happen at NYIT and can at all h...