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Student honored for Gay Straight advocacy

Joel Johnson, an affirmed male transgender junior at

Photo credit: Gordon M. Grant | Joel Johnson, an affirmed male transgender junior at the East Hampton High School, was named a national runner-up for "Student Advocate of the Year" by a leading organization that focuses on ensuring that schools are safe and places of tolerance. (Sept. 21, 2012)

An East Hampton High School junior who campaigned to start a Gay Straight Alliance at the middle school was named a national runner-up for "Student Advocate of the Year" by a leading organization that focuses on ensuring that schools are safe and places of tolerance.

Joel Johnson, 16, of Springs, was one of three finalists, out of more than 500 nominations, for the Gay, Lesbian & Straight...

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