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i’m not sure there is a bp_is_page ( contact ) for the function bp_nav_items() so it’s always going to render the class as “selected”. so you could just use css to highlight the list item.

<li class="contact"><a href="http://mysite.com/v2/contact-us/" title="contact us">Contact Us</a> and then add the same css as 1.2 theme

ul#nav li.contact a:active {background: #f5f5f5; color: #555;}