It is good that there are brave and intelligent young people that want to try to improve conditions for themselves and others. No one is forcing the school to do anything. There is nothing wrong with protesting. Students are too complacent as it is these days, and you can see where the country has gone. There are plenty of reasons a gay person attends a Catholic college, or joins the Marines, or enters any other hostile environment. Not everyone runs away at the first hint of danger. There are pioneers who blaze the trail for others. I attended a conservative college back when sodomy was illegal. It was a different world back then for gays. Not at all like today. The reason that young gays have it better today is that there were hell-raisers back in the day that got fed up with the status quo and decided to take big risks in order to change things. You asked why a gay person would attend a Catholic college. My reason for going to a conservative college was that I did not have any choice in the matter. It was either go there, or skip college and work at the factory. I did not engage in any protests at that particular time. There was not much protesting going on, and I did not know many gay people either. However, I don't rationalize my past decision of doing nothing, just because I hear about someone else who is doing something. I say, more power to him and to everyone that engages in peaceful and constructive protest on important issues. As for the Catholic church, its doctrine has altered over the years regarding homosexuality. The Church's position is not carved in stone forever and ever. There are many Catholics who favor change on the issue of homosexuality. The same applies to many other denominations.
