THIRD PLACE — Matt Merchant, Kent State University (Mitch McKenney); mmercha1@kent.edu; Gary Bonas waits for the bus outside the Mazzoni Center in the Gayborhood area of Philadelphia. “The city is so welcoming,” Bonas, who is gay, said about the city in which he grew up. “It’s really a great place to be.” The windows of the LGBT healthcare and wellness center were decorated with rainbow flags because Oct. 12, 2014 was National Coming-Out Day.