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FEMALE VOICE: My brother hasn't told any other of my brothers or my sister.

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ARCE:This week at Western Oregon University we have Out & Proud Transformation. 

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It's a weeklong event with a Safe Zone training, a QPOC panel, and a dinner with a performer.

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SANGSUREE singing: 'Just because the sun sets in your eyes ']

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SANGSUREE: I believe that music has the power to make social change because music at its best is storytelling, 

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and through storytelling we can share with people our different experiences and learn from each other that way.

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SANGSUREE singing: 'Being proper and keeping in line 

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ARCE: I definitely do agree this is an emotional subject. This is a personal story 

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for people to share their own life with you, and it's in the 

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purpose of helping you understand what we had to go through as a minority.

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We're a minority of races and a minority of sexuality. 

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The reason why I created this event was because I wanted to eliminate ignorance here on campus 

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 and bring more knowledge. 

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Knowledge is power and I wanted everybody here on campus to understand more about the GLBTQ community

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in a way where they could ask questions and get answers.

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SANGSUREE: It's very important for universities to have events like this because it creates a safe space

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for students and faculty and community to come together and learn from each other.

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ARCE: I'm extremely proud that I can be here today on campus as a gay man 

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and feel comfortable to put an event on like this. 

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Five, ten years ago, would an event like this happen? I don't think so. 

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I think it'd be more brochures and 'come to this office to talk about any questions

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For this event to be out here and open to the public is great, and I'm proud to be a part of it.

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SANGSUREE singing: 'Baby, baby, this is too good to be true. Oh, I am rebuilt by