Former Indiana University football player Alex Perry is a confident young man.
This past June he stepped out of his comfort zone. One of four people - all straight - representing his school's athletic department at Indianapolis's Circle City Pride festival, at first he felt uncomfortable when gay men in flamboyant costumes asked to have their pictures with him.
His apprehension was short-lived. By midmoming Perry grinned broadly when a drag queen sauntered over for a photo.
That was just one of many snapshots - literal and figurative - from an empowering day. IU Athletics learned a lot - and so did the LGBT festival-goers who visited their booth.
Once, that …
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