{"id":8212,"date":"2019-06-12T13:36:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T17:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lancfound.isinqa.com\/?page_id=8212"},"modified":"2019-06-13T15:47:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T19:47:11","slug":"kedren-crosby","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancfound.org\/stories-of-impact\/kedren-crosby\/","title":{"rendered":"Kedren Crosby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activating Inclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Fearlessness runs in Kedren&#8217;s family. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8198 alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_LancFound_Kedren_020-534x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancfound.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_LancFound_Kedren_020-534x800.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.lancfound.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_LancFound_Kedren_020-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lancfound.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_LancFound_Kedren_020-1068x1600.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.lancfound.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_LancFound_Kedren_020-401x600.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Supporting your community with your heart and your actions was instilled in Kedren by her<br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\">parents throughout her life, but the moment that sparked Kedren\u2019s journey was one of personal sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> As a young girl who identified in the LGBTQ community, Kedren watched two sides of her life collide: her faith and her values. \u201cA local teenager had come out of the closet and our church kicked him off of the Bible Quizzing Team.\u201d Kedren\u2019s parents advocated for the teen, but the church held firm on their decision. 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