![]() Of the 662 contestants in Season 1-45, 164 have identified as members of the LGBTQ community. And as I learned more about myself and started to identify as gay, I thought, ‘Wow, what a cool opportunity that these other LGBTQ+ castaways have had to go on the show. Watching the show as he was growing up, Edwards said he noticed it has “such a representation of LGBTQ+ castaways. ![]() “I literally got to live out a dream, and what an incredible experience.” “’Survivor’ has been a dream of mine,” Edwards said. In the end, the three remaining castaways make their case to eliminated contestants, who vote to give one of them $1 million.Īlong the way, there are alliances, backstabbing, hidden immunity idols and all sorts of drama. And members of the losing tribe must vote one of their members out. The 18 contestants in Season 45 are divided into three tribes, who compete against each other in a variety of physical challenges. The show has evolved through 23 years, 652 episodes and 44 seasons, but the format remains the same. I really want to do that someday,’” he said. “I just remember thinking, ‘Oh, that’d be cool to have that experience. (Robert Voets | CBS) Sean Edwards, an elementary school principal in Provo, competes on Season 45 of "Survivor." Longtime fan, first-time contestantĮdwards said he’s been a “superfan” of “Survivor” his “entire life.” Well, since the series premiered in 2000, when he was 12. And so I hope by my example that I set that people can see me as someone who is an advocate for their child.” And, ultimately, I keep going to work every day in Provo, Utah, because I genuinely care for the students that I serve. “That is really challenging for me - just the various microaggressions that come my way because of my sexual orientation. What does that mean my child is going to learn in school?’ And it’s, like, ‘Well, your child’s going to learn language arts and math and science and STEM and art.’ I don’t quite understand why these questions are coupled with, ‘So, the principal’s gay.’ … Some parents have called the school, he said, and asked the school secretary “things like, ‘So the school principal’s gay. He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in special education from Brigham Young University, and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy from the University of Utah.Īlthough Edwards has “a group of very supportive parents” at Canyon Crest, he said, there is also “a lot of curiosity out in the community about me.” He was named a vice principal at Timpview in 2017, a job he held until he became principal at Canyon Crest in 2022. He said he feels “very fortunate” that he’s worked in the school district “for more than a decade.” Edwards did his student teaching at Canyon Crest Elementary, then joined the faculty at Timpview High School in 2010 as a special education teacher.
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