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Charlotte, NC, June 8, 2009 – Start your engines. Are you ready to drag race this summer? Campus Pride kicks off the summer by entering its founder and executive director Shane Windmeyer, otherwise known as Buff Faye All You Can Eat, in the online competition for RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2 on Logo. Vote Buff Faye once a day at http://rupaulcasting.com/people/bufffaye

“What could be more fun than a drag race this summer?,” said Shane Windmeyer, founder and executive director of Campus Pride. “Buff Faye is proud to represent Campus Pride in the online competition for RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2. Sometimes it takes wearing heels and a dress to make a difference.”

Buff Faye, who is best described as a camp drag queen, is currently in the top 30 with over 700 contestants in the RuPaulCasting.com online competition. Campus Pride, the leading national nonprofit for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and ally college students, entered the competition to create visibility and to have a voice for youth issues on the show. Individuals may view photos, videos and read Buff Faye’s blog online and ultimately vote once every day athttp://rupaulcasting.com/people/bufffaye

Last year, first runner up Nina Flowers won the RuPaulCasting.com online competition and almost won the show. Round one ends June 24 with the top 100 moving onto the next round. Round two begins June 24 to July 1 where the top 25 vote getters enter the final round the week of July 1 to July 8. The entire online competition is about who can get the most votes, be the most favorite to be on the show and compete to become America’s next drag superstar.

“Let’s mobilize the votes to help Buff Faye and Campus Pride go all the way,” said Brian Coones, one of the national volunteers with Team Buff on Facebook. “There is no other queen who would represent our community better. We are nearly in the top 25 already and there is no reason we can’t be number one by July 8.”

Outside of the drag entertainment world, Windmeyer is best known as a leading author on LGBT and ally campus issues and a champion for diversity and inclusion on college campuses. Among his half a dozen books, Windmeyer most recently authored The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students, the first-ever college guide profiling the “100 Best LGBT-Friendly Campuses.”

Buff Faye is scheduled to perform at the third annual Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp on Saturday, July 25 at Towson University in Baltimore, MD this summer and hopes to be the top vote getter chosen to audition for the show before then.

“Campus Pride wants to see Buff win the online race,” said Christopher Bylone, coordinator of the Campus Q Team for Campus Pride. “Start your engines and vote once a day for Buff Faye!”

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Believe In -- Campus Pride. Campus Pride is the leading national nonprofit organization 501(c)(3) for student leaders and campus organizations working to create safer, more LGBT-friendly colleges and universities. It exists to give "voice and action" in building future LGBT and ally leaders. More info online at www.campuspride.org.