(USA) - 20-year-old Brandon Kneefel already is certain about who he is -- and he's paid a heavy price for it. When he was 16, the tension with his parents came to a head, and they cast him out of the house. He went to school the following day -- still in his pajamas. Now nearly a junior and a gay activist, Kneefel is grateful he'll be able to earn his degree in organizational leadership from Pennsylvania State University. "For me, the scholarship is symbolic of how far the LGBT community has come," he said. "It means that I'm affirmed with all the struggles I've been through growing up gay." Acknowledging his sexuality has exacted a high price, but for Kneefel nothing is more costly than self-denial.
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