That’s exactly what you’ll find out when you catch Equality U, a documentary airing this weekend as the seventh season premiere of Real Momentum, Logo’s documentary series.

The film’s title comes from Equality Ride, the name of the group of brave folks that volunteer to embark on this journey with the shared goal of securing equal rights and protections for LGBT college students on campuses notorious for homophobic policies and practices.

Co-director Jarrett Lucas; 22, from Philadelphia, PA, explains: “In the simplest terms, the Equality Ride is a group of young folks who are willing to challenge themselves and others to strive towards authentic and harmonious community.

“In addition to educating people about gender and sexual diversity, we counteract the abundant and persistent misinformation that is spread about love.”

The engaging and – at times heartbreaking – documentary takes us with these activists as they visit campuses with policies that ban homosexual students from attending or create hostile environments for LGBT students already enrolled.

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Prior to the arrests, an HCU administrator read a letter stating that the university was officially declining their request for dialogue.

On Thursday, Equality Riders met with one student from HCU who described the climate on campus as a “homophobic panic.” He explained that students and staff were discouraged from speaking to members of the Equality Ride.

“The way we were treated today is a clear indication that gay and transgender people are not welcome at this institution. The school’s choice to arrest us shows just how far they will go to suppress the message we bring,” said Jarrett Lucas, Equality Ride co-director. “HCU trains missionaries to go beyond the walls of their school to spread the inclusive gospel of Christ, but today they chose not to uphold the principles they preach.”

The visit to HCU is the sixth Equality Ride stop this year. Now in its third year, the Equality Ride has visited over 50 schools, most of which have been welcoming. At other schools, participants have hosted public forums, participated in panel discussions, and taken part in worship services and Bible studies.

The goal is to inspire further conversation and to empower students, faculty, and administrators to make their school welcoming to all students, a statement from Equality Ride said.

The three women arrested were Caitlin MacIntyre, 19, of Houston, Tex., Katie Higgins, 26, of Charleston, S.C., and Taueret Manu, 21, of the Bronx, NY. The remaining Equality Riders are standing vigil in hopes that students will come out for conversation.

Soulforce Q is the young adult division of Soulforce, a social justice organization that works to end political and religious oppression of LGBTs through nonviolent resistance.

More than a dozen LGBT young adults and their allies are visiting 15 Christian schools throughout the South to engage students in a discussion on gay inclusion.

The six “riders” ignored warnings they would be arrested if they did not leave the campus.  They offered no resistance as police led them away.

This is the third year for the Equality Ride. Unlike previous years, “riders” were not obstructed as they spoke with students at Liberty University and Columbia International.

Initially, Palm Beach Atlantic officials completely refused to allow Equality Riders on campus. The school then suggested a limited meeting.

President David W. Clark’s office told the group that “riders” would be escorted onto campus for a two hour meeting with a pre-selected group of students and staff in an undisclosed location.

It was rejected by Equality Ride.

“Unfortunately, this format is not conducive to reaching out to the Palm Beach Atlantic community in the spirit of open dialogue. Additionally, the LGBT students who need to hear the Ride’s message of love and affirmation would not be reached in this format,” the group said in a statement.

More than 200 U.S. colleges and universities have explicit policies that discriminate against LGBT students.

At Palm Beach Atlantic the student handbook forbids, “sexual activity that is inconsistent with biblical teaching, such as: … homosexual behavior.”

Violators can be punished at the discretion of the university administration.

“[This leads] to a climate of fear and uncertainty for gay and transgender students,” Equality Ride said.

In a statement the university said it “does not ban enrollment of students with same sex orientation. Although Palm Beach Atlantic welcomes students from various backgrounds, the University does require that all students adhere to the behavioral standards outlined in the student handbook, which prohibits activities that are inconsistent with the teachings of the Bible.”

As the six protesters were being removed from the campus by police and charged with trespassing, other members of the group held hands and prayed.

Since 2006, the Equality Ride has visited 50 schools, hosting public forums, participating in panel discussions, and taking part in worship services and Bible studies. The goal is to inspire further conversation and to empower students, faculty, and administrators to make their school welcoming to all students.

But the bus tour often has been met with opposition from schools and resulted in the arrests of some Soulforce members.

Two members of the group were arrested last year at the headquarters of Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs.

About 20 demonstrators held a vigil outside the headquarters, quoting from some of the FOF statements that homosexuality is “choice” and can be “cured,” that homosexuality is harmful, that gays live shorter lives, and that same-sex relationships threaten opposite-sex marriage.

Following the vigil, two protesters entered the headquarters building. Chris Hubble and Leigh Lyon, armed with two dozen yellow roses for Dobson and copies of the Soulforce booklet “A False Focus on My Family” and a DVD letter titled “Dear Dr. Dobson,” asked to see the conservative Christian leader.

When they refused to leave they were arrested.

Ten other riders were arrested on trespassing charges after they entered the Bethany Lutheran College campus in Mankato, Minn.

In 2006, 24 Soulforce demonstrators were arrested at a gay “die-in” at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Three others were arrested at Bob Jones University in South Carolina, other were arrested at Covenant College in Georgia, University of Cumberlands and at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky,

Soulforce members also were arrested at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University in Lynchburg, West Point, the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia which is affiliated with Christian Broadcaster Pat Robertson.

The organizers of the Equality Ride said they use a collaborative approach, writing to college administrators months in advance and inviting them to work together to design programming that examines diverse points of view–including points of view that affirm gay and transgender students.