User:Ryaneichenauer/sandbox

Ryan Carl Eichenauer (born May 2, 1996) is an american advocate of LGBT rights and issues. Ryan was first noticed from a death threat he had received at his high school, Centennial High School, in Circle Pines, MN, on February 2nd, 2014. Ryan publicly "came out" as a homosexual in a YouTube video he posted online, titled, "A Message For All". The issue of his death threat was made international news; receiving attention from celebrities across the world. Local celebrities from Minnesota started the campaign #IveGotRyansBack, spreading through the media platforms.

Since his incident, Ryan has committed to helping serve equal justice rights to those of the LGBT community. He has worked hand and hand with PACER, Outfront MN, and MN for Safe Schools. His death threat prompted him to reach out, and show that incidents like this do happen, and can not be tolerated.

Ryan Carl Eichenauer was born on May 2nd, 1996, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was raised in a roman-catholic family in Blaine, Minnesota, with his mother, Lisa, father Michael, and sister Emily. Though Ryan doesn't identify with any religious preference, roman catholicism still impacts his life through ancestral ties. In June, 2014, Ryan graduated from Centennial High School, in Circle Pines, MN. He currently holds the school record for the most National Speech And Debate speaking points, with 873 points. He now competes on the Forensics (Speech) Team, at Gustavus Adolphus College, in St. Peter, MN. He plans to double major in Clinical Psychology and Communication Studies.