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Konrad Juengling
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'''Konrad Juengling''' is a German-American political activist, gay rights [[activist]], and writer.

==Biography==
Konrad Juengling was born in [[Salem, Oregon]].   He was raised as a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref name="father">{{cite news|last1=Drake|first1=Aaron|title=Is This the First Time Grindr Led to Nuptials?|url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/wedding-channel/2015/02/18/first-time-grindr-led-nuptials|accessdate=June 26, 2015|publisher=The Advocate|date=February 18, 2015}}</ref>   The Juengling family has been characterized as being very involved in the arts.<ref name="ethnicity">{{cite news|title=Konrad and Robert engagement|url=http://gaypv.mx/interviews/konrad-and-robert-engagement/|accessdate=June 26, 2015|publisher=[[Gay PV]]}}</ref>

Juengling attended North Salem High School. While a [[student]] he wrote for the student [[newspaper]] ''The Clarion''. After starting at [[Portland State University]], Juengling began writing for their newspaper, the ''Vanguard''. His first [[Newspaper|article]] was titled Ender of the Line.<ref name="headlinesforKJ">{{cite web|title=Recent Headlines for Konrad Juengling|url=http://psuvanguard.com/author/konrad-juengling/|website=PSU Vanguard|publisher=Portland State University|accessdate=July 8, 2015}}</ref> Juengling graduated from Portland St(contracted; show full)uot;>{{cite news|title=News from across the pond|url=http://gscene.com/news/news-from-across-the-pond/|accessdate=June 26, 2015|publisher=GScene|date=February 2, 2015}}</ref> Also in 2013, Juengling advocated against people watching the movie ''Ender's Game'', citing [[Orson Scott Card]]'s views on homosexuality and encouraging people to practice queer ethical consumerism.<ref name="endersgame">{{cite news|last1=Stevens|first1=Greg|title=Don’t boycott 
‘'Ender’s Game'; donate to the Trevor Project instead|url=http://gregstevens.com/2013/10/18/opinion-dont-boycott-enders-game-donate-to-the-trevor-project-instead/#comments|accessdate=June 26, 2015|publisher=Greg Stevens|date=October 18, 2013}}</ref> The op-eds he wrote and overall stance "helped to raise GeeksOUT’s profile after their ‘'Skip Ender’s Game’' campaign."<ref name=ethnicity /> Juengling then joined the GeeksOUT team, writing posts about queer-related media for their site.

Citing queer ethical consumerism again, Juengling has taken the position that people should not donate to the [[Salvation Army]] based on their policies relating to homosexual people.<ref name="skipbuckets">{{cite news|last1=Juengling|first1=Konrad|title=GUEST OPINION: WHY SKIPPING THE RED BUCKETS IS A GOOD THING|url=http://www.proudqueerbayarea.com/g(contracted; show full)e= April 2, 2015|website= |publisher=INDYStar |accessdate=August 10, 2015}}</ref> In response, Juengling purchased the [[domain names]] of six Republican [[Indiana State House]] representatives.<ref name="buyingdomains">{{cite news|last1=Terkel|first1=Amanda|title=Gay Rights Activist Scoops Up Domain Names Of Indiana Lawmakers Who Voted For 'Religious Freedom' Bill|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/21/indiana-religious-freedom_n_7107808.html|accessdate=June 26, 2015|
publisherwork=Huffington Post|date=April 21, 2015}}</ref> He linked them to the [[Human Rights Campaign]]'s Youth Statistics page.<ref name=buyingdomains/> He stated the information on the site would educate the lawmakers about a population that  "is already disadvantaged and have less accesses to family, community supports, and healthcare."<ref name=buyingdomains/> The domain names he purchased were for representatives Dale Devon, Don Lehe, Donna Schaibley, Douglas Gutwein, Kathy Kreag (contracted; show full)[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American LGBT people]]
[[Category:American LGBT rights activists]]
[[Category:Gay men]]
[[Category:LGBT writers]]
[[Category:People from Salem, Oregon]]
[[Category:Writers from Oregon]]
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