Wrestler Promotes LGBT Support Among Athletes!

Hudson Taylor, an All-American wrestler and coach at Columbia University, wants to eliminate homophobia from all levels of sports, Details in The Huffington Post.

"I've been wrestling my whole life," says Hudson, who is straight. "But until I got to college, homophobia didn't mean anything to me."

Starting out as a theater major at the University of Maryland, Hudson noticed that many of his friends were coming out to the class. "Everyone would celebrate and clap and hug since they were one step closer to being truer to themselves," Hudson remembers. But a few hours later, he'd head to wrestling practice and the tone was different. "The way they acted and the things they said started to affect me a lot more."

As captain of his team at the University of Maryland, he tried to reverse people's homophobic views -- correcting offensive language and demeaning behavior when he noticed it. He also wore a Human Rights Campaign sticker on his headgear during competitions, which irked some of his teammates.