I am writing to express my delight at the response to Chris Kovalchick's letter to the editor from Feb. 17.

I was the Director of Allies at Penn State while I was a student.

And even though it seems like a short time ago, letters expressing the attitude of Mr. Kovalchick were commonplace; not just on the opinion page of The Daily Collegian, but also in my personal e-mail and snail mail.

However, there was never a response from a body of students nearly as diverse as the response I see today, and never such a large body of responses. State College was easily the most homophobic community I personally have ever encountered.

But luckily, that seems to be finally changing.

Keep up the good work, and remember, there is life after college.