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"The hardest thing about being in a [conservative Catholic university] isn't the folks who are obviously bigoted and mean-spirited--it's the false security. It's only through my ability to love and forgive that I have been able to come out of this den of wolves alive."
Age: 22 Home: Spokane, Wash. School: Gonzaga University Leadership roles: President of HERO (Helping Educate Regarding Orientation), a gay-straight alliance; Gonzaga Student Body Association senator Accomplishments: Raised funds to bring Judy Shepard to speak at Gonzaga; gathered 450 signatures at Gonzaga for a "Million for Marriage" petition; organized the first LGBT dance at Gonzaga; subject of an mtvU program about activists trying to overturn Washington State's Defense of Marriage Act Hobbies: Soccer, racquetball, basketball, reading Shakespeare, making and watching films, road trips, educating others on social justice issues
