Monday, June 6, 2011

Know Your Allies: Hudson Taylor

Hudson Taylor
This guy is truly amazing. He has no direct personal stake in the fight for gay rights (he is straight). Despite that he took it upon himself after graduating from  the University of Maryland to start an advocacy group called Athlete Ally which aims to get his fellow athletes and coaches on board with supporting their gay teammates and creating a more positive atmosphere for gay athletes. He started on this road while being a college athlete, a time when speaking up for gay rights might get you some grief...to say the least. It seems that his efforts are paying off. In a recent visit to Bates College he got about 500 student athletes to sign his pledge. I think however, Hudson's story is best told by him:




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