Name: Jess KalupHometown: Philadelphia, PAAge: 25 Statement:TBA Sponsors:Jess has been sponsored a total amount of $. Name Location Amount […]
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2010 Equality Rider: John Panganiban
Name: John PanganibanHometown: Bronx, NYAge: 27 Statement: Armed with an open heart and an open mind, I’m nonviolently ready for the uphill battle for civil equality! I choose to be on the Equality Ride because I find it meaningful, worthwhile, and deeply personal. Growing up with a lot of harmful language, misunderstanding, and misinformation about […]
2010 Equality Rider: Kimmy Devries
Name: Kimmy DevriesHometown: Grand Rapids, MIAge: 24 Statement: When I was young, a very dear friend of mine came out to me. I knew that I still loved him, and that the only thing that had changed was that he was attracted to men instead of women. I was young but I knew that the […]
2010 Equality Rider: Marsha Makatini
Name: Marsha MakatiniHometown: Nairobi, KenyaAge: 23 Statement: Growing up in a rural area in Africa, all I knew of life was that I was a human being that was born into this world. The confusion was difficult for me to handle – with different feelings in my soul and heart that were in contradiction to […]
2010 Equality Rider: Nick Millar
Name: Nick MillarHometown: Cincinnati, OHAge: 25 Statement: In this country, there are still many powerful institutions, including churches and universities, that enforce doctrine that adversely affects the lives of countless GLBT people. Millions of citizens stand by and support these institutions. At some colleges GLBT students are expelled because of who they are. In some […]
2010 Equality Rider: Rohit Kumar
Name: Rohit Kumar Hometown: West Bengal Age: 22 Statement: I completed my bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata this year and am presently a graduate student in the Department of English at the University of Westminster in London. I am a queer youth activist and have presented several papers on queer identity […]