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 Lebanese Student Educates Peers at the University of Utah
At a time when it is crucial that all voices be heard, Louay Ghonaym has risen above the adversity and hostility around him to educate and promote equality. Being gay is illegal in Lebanon, so when Ghonaym came out to his parents, he feared someone would kill him, even his father. He fled to the U.S. and applied for political asylum. Ghonaym is now a powerful gay student activist on a predominantly Mormon campus in Salt Lake City. He is teaching others about the similarities and differences between the Muslim and Mormon religions and educating his fellow students on LGBTQQ issues at the University of Utah's LGBT Resource Center. Ghonaym's vision for the future is to give confidence to other oppressed individuals with the hope of making the gay lifestyle legal and accepted in Lebanon. He wants equality across the world and is working to make a difference one day at a time. "I am a strong man, I have hope," said Ghonaym.
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