Former rugby star Ben Cohen is taking his gay rights advocacy a step further with the creation of an antibullying organization called the StandUp Foundation.

Regarding the collaboration with Campus Pride, Cohen said in a statement, "We are proud to partner with Campus Pride. They have a long, successful track record of working with educators and students to make campuses more inclusive for and accepting of LGBT people. Raising awareness of and funds for their tireless, on-the-ground work is very important to all of us here at the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation."

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Thanks to The Advocate (and a bevy of other news-media across the nation) for the coverage of Campus Pride's 19 five-star-rated campuses in our LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index.

Be sure to check out our two releases on the subject:
"Campus Pride Climate Index ranks gay-friendliness of American colleges and universities" Aug. 2
"Campus Pride successful in changing "Alternative Lifestyle" Princeton Review list wording" Aug. 4

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