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Future gay hero: Ryan Olson.


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adj.
Being or characteristic of a bigot: a bigoted person; an outrageously bigoted viewpoint.



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Plural of wolf.


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the plural of wolf

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1. a person suffering from lycanthropy.
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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 4-50 signatures at Gonzaga for a "Million for Marriage" petition; organized the first LGBT LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender  dance at Gonzaga; subject of an mtvU program about activists trying to overturn Washington State's Defense of Marriage Act

Hobbies: Soccer, racquetball racquetball, sport played indoors by two or four players, combining elements of court handball and such racket games as squash racquets. It is played on a standard handball court 40 ft (12.2 m) long, 20 ft (6. , basketball, reading Shakespeare, making and watching films, road trips, educating others on social justice issues
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Title Annotation:Helping Educate Regarding Orientation
Author:Broverman, Neal
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 17, 2006
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