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Jason Daniel Yalen (born February 8, 1977) is an American lawyer, author and LGBT rights advocate.

Early life and education
The youngest of three children born to Andrew and Kathleen (née Ware), Yalen grew-up in the steel town of Steubenville, Ohio. From a young age Yalen showed interest in the Opera and literature of a mostly non-fictional nature and became a classically trained violinist during elementary school.

Later, during his time at Steubenville High School, he would trade his fiddle for a batton and become an accomplished conductor for the school's Big Red Band.