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Old 11-06-2010, 11:12 AM
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Hello. I am an alumnus of Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. I am also gay. I have created this website for LGBT alumni of Liberty:

www.libertygayalumni.com
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Old 11-08-2010, 09:56 PM
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Hello. I am an alumnus of Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. I am also gay. I have created this website for LGBT alumni of Liberty:

www.libertygayalumni.com
Kudos to you for this effort. I thought about starting something similar for Evangel College graduates, but found Soulforce shortly after. Please let us know who the site progresses.
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Old 11-10-2010, 11:02 AM
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Good for you!

Do you still live in the Lynchburg area? We go to L-burg sometimes to go to Ozzies's or Northern Tool and Equipment. It's funny because no matter where you go in that town you can see the huge LU written in white rocks on the side of the mountain.
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Old 11-18-2010, 11:45 AM
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Hi! Just wanna say that RedneckDyke is about the funniest screen name I've ever come across. Also best wishes for that new website.
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Old 11-30-2010, 07:41 PM
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Brave Soul. I did an ethnographic study of Lynchburgers, by residing there from 2003 through 2007. I found it to be one of the most oppressive, stiffling & backwards cities I ever lived in. I documented stories from LU students and alumni that are horrifying. Over 35 years ago, when I graduated from high school, there had never been any GLBTA group. In 1999, for the 1st time in the history of our high school, I started a private GLBTA list for graduates, allies, teachers & staff. We're still going strong & growing all the time. Even though our school was in a DC suburb that was, & still is, way multi-cultural & open-minded, when I 1st started the list & needed to advertise it on our high school's online newspaper's home page, there was a fundamentalist-supremacist rebellion against even putting 1 little link on the page so that the GLBTA could find each other. Fortunately, the newspaper's editor-in-chief is a way dear friend of mine who's Chinese-American, as well as an ally. Our school mascot was a Husky. He laid the law down stating that "a Husky is a Husky. Period." Thank heavens for straight allies!
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Old 12-08-2010, 08:44 AM
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Kris,

I hope your web page is a way for LGBT grads of Liberty to bond and express their feelings about their college years. I read your story and was impressed that you still consider your time there as a positive experience in your life. I, too, went to a seminary as a member of Catholic religious order. I left because I finally came out to myself. The process of acknowleging my sexuality isn't a particularly warm and fuzzy memory for me, but I thank God I stuck with my authentic journey after many false starts. I made many close friends in seminary and lost them all when I left because there was a nonfraternization policy in place. Congrats and good luck.
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