 Ben Cartwright
“When
I started at SDSU…there were no major GLBT events, low
visibility for the
community and a very homophobic atmosphere on campus. There
is still so much work to do,…but we’ve seen the community
grow and flourish over the years,”
says Ben
Cartwright.
Cartwright, first honored as a Community Hero at age 16 when
he carried the 1996 Olympic Torch for a half-mile stretch as
it traveled from Los Angeles to Atlanta, has kept the flame
alive by working with United Way Volunteer Center’s Students
Actively Volunteering for You program, where he says his
proudest accomplishment has been watching students get
involved in the issues our community faces. Cartwright has
also been active in Vagina San Diego, Dyke March San Diego,
San Diego LGBT Pride, San Diego Youth Pride, SDSU’s Cross
Cultural Center Advisory Board & Mission Statement Task
Force and San Diego’s 2002 Rally Against Hate. He works for
the Associated Students of San Diego State University and is
a weekly contributing writer for the Gay & Lesbian
Times,
among other newspapers.
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