"I'm here at Prism because people need an LGBTQ community to feel comfortable in. I'm the only gay guy in my section. I didn't come out until second semester of my sophomore year. It really tore me up. My grades weren't terrible, but they weren't...they weren't where they should be. There's something that's really stuck with me: 'Coming out isn't like coming out of a closet; it's like coming out of a revolving door again and again and again.'"

After he left, his friend said, "I've never seen him tell a story like that."