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Dean is a native North Carolinian born in Fuquay-Varina and raised in Chapel Hill. Actively involved in the Wilmington community, he has served on the boards of the Cape Fear Community College Foundation, Wilmington Health Access for Teens and the Leadership Wilmington Alumni Advisory Board. He has served through appointment on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board as well as the Wilmington Housing Authority Board of Directors. Dean has served two terms on the statewide board of Equality North Carolina and founded and ran Outwilmington.com, an online LGBT virtual community center from 1999–2007. He is actively involved in the American Heart Association, Wilmington Interfaith Hospitality Network and Coastal Horizons Inc. Dean also writes a blog, Living in God's Heart. He is currently the development director for the Cameron Art Museum.

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Writer sees parallels between defeat of women’s equality and Amendment One passage in North Carolina

| May 23, 2012

After the vote on Amendment One, contributor Bo Dean saw parellels to the drama over women's equal rights in North Carolina 30 years ago. He says the state needs a new acronym for ERA (originally the Equality Rights Amendment). His acronym would be: Education, Responsibility, and Action.
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Writer reacts to Brunswick County Commissioners marriage amendment resolution

| Mar 5, 2012

Editor's Note: The Brunswick County Commissioners are considering a resolution in favor of the proposed amendment to North Carolina's state constitution about marriage between a man and woman. Their meeting is tonight, March 5.     By Contributor Bo Dean What is most stunning for a pers...
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A call for the “12-Step Church” in 2012

| Dec 31, 2011

  By Blogger Bo Dean   Imagine if we did "church" on Sundays the same way that 12-step groups do their meetings. A moderator opens the meeting with a prayer, readings are done, and then a topic is suggested for the meeting based on a shared principle or a problem or situation that someone...
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