Crowd turns out for LGBT college fair; 35 schools send reps

[SandraJane]

Chicago Sun-Times

Crowd turns out for LGBT college fair; 35 schools send reps

BY MITCH DUDEK Staff Reporter/mdudeck@suntimes.com September 24, 2011 5:50PM

http://www.suntimes.com/7849280-417/crowd-turns-out-for-lgbt-college-fair-35-schools-send-reps.html

Alex Sennello, 16, center, visits a table with her mom, Alison Holloway, and sister Sara Sennello, 15, Saturday, September 24, 2011, during a GLBT college fair at The Center on Halsted in Chicago. | Jean Lachat~Sun-Times

Alex Sennello is a transgender high school student undergoing a medical process to become a girl. Alex also is in the process of choosing a college. Neither is easy.

But a college fair in Lake View on Saturday — geared for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students — provided a unique and comfortable environment to ask questions to find out whether any of the schools would fit Alex's needs.