Ageism, Lookism and Sizeism in the campus queer community

When I decided to go back to school, I knew I would stand out from the student body. At 20 years older than most of the student body, I am old enough to be the father of many of these kids. But I am OK with that, because I am where I need to be, and besides, I'm used to standing out in the crowd -- with my sheer size, I stick out like a sore thumb almost anywhere I go.

But last night, I had a rather disturbing experience with the WWU LGBT organization that made me think that this isn't going to be as easy as I thought, being who I am.
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