Gay Straight Alliance members attended the “Models of Pride” convention at the University of Southern California on Oct. 13.

The convention examined gay rights issues and provided solutions to “misconceptions” in society.

“[They] said that a lot of people who were put off by gay and lesbian marriage and aren’t supporting that are put off by the sexualization,” GSA leader Patric Verone ’13 said. “Instead of saying homosexual, we should say homo-lovial.”