Brian Ackerman is a senior at George Washington University and he is in my second semester working in the International Policy Department at Advocates for Youth. Young and openly gay, Brian understands the gravity of the disproportionate effects that HIV/AIDS has had on sexual minorities. He also understands that on the global scale, the story is no different: HIV has hit hardest the countries most marginalized in the international system. He sees his position on the International Youth Leadership Council as his platform to challenge those in power—policymakers, business leaders, social icons—to stop making decisions for young people and instead inform young people to help them learn how to make decisions for themselves. Brian is heavily involved with the student organization AIESEC (Worldwide International Exchange Student Group). As a member of the leadership team, Brian has engaged in and helped to facilitate discussions with members and international students to explore the differences in the youth experience outside the United States through the scope of sexuality and HIV/AIDS awareness.