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Tue Sep 11, 2018, 02:29 AM Sep 2018

Pennsylvania Man Needed Just 6 Credits to Graduate - His College Kicked Him Out Because He's Gay

Gary Campbell needs just six more credits to get his undergraduate degree, and planned to return to Clarks Summit University, a "Christ-centered" Bible college in Pennsylvania in the fall. But the school learned he is gay, and kicked him out.

Campbell, 35, had attended Clarks Summit in northeastern Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2003, then dropped out, hoping to attend a community college to save money. Along the way he joined the Navy, but was discharged "after he drove drunk on base," The Citizens' Voice reports.

"He knew at the time he was gay, but thought by attending the Baptist school, he could change," the report adds.

“Long story short, it didn’t work out that way,” Campbell says.

Read more: https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/09/pennsylvania-man-needed-just-6-credits-to-graduate-his-college-kicked-him-out-because-hes-gay/

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