Nik, 22, is a native of Chicagoland. In 2004, he moved to the city and spent four years trying to figure out what he wanted to make of himself. After the passing of Proposition 8 in California, he caught the activism bug and has been helping run the local grassroots LGBTQ group Join the Impact Chicago.
Did you know? Aside from his activism, he will be working to get a bachelors degree in American Sign Language from Columbia College Chicago so he can finally pay his bills.