Living In A Different World? The Lives and Experiences of Gay Albright Students

With the recent victories with gay marriage in various parts of the country, much attention has been brought to the lives of gays and their place in society. Even though things have certainly changed, gay people still struggle with being accepted and welcomed into general society. All of this inspired me to sit with four gay students and tell me about their views on the Albright community's acceptance of homosexuality and how they fit into the Albright social spectrum. Three of the students (Lauryn Crawford [sophomore], and freshmen Jamal Ishmael and Randi Mont) all share intimate opinions while Louis Yurkovic (junior) speaks about his experiences as a gay student and how they inspired him to create the Gay-Straight-Alliance (GSA). I also spoke to three heterosexual students, freshman Dave Smith, sophomore Shannon Branch and junior Jonathan Little about their views on gays and their existence in the Albright community. The culmination of interviews made for an interesting video that shows that despite all of the discrimination that exists in the world, there are places where people can see beyond differences and co-exist with all types of people that who are different than them.