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GAY LLEGE ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SOUTH DAKOTA FOUND REFUGE ON BASKETBALL URT
“If you would’ve told my 19-year-old closeted self that I wouldn’t only be able to live a fulfilled and happy life as an out gay woman, but also receive an award wh that beg the fg creria, I don’t thk I would’ve ever believed , ” she said.
"Unfortunately, the overwhelmg majory of LGBTQ+ stunts, particularly those who intify as transgenr and nonbary, face discrimatn, harassment or other barriers when they seek to participate athletics at school, " Melanie Willgham-Jaggers, terim executive director of GLSEN, the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network, said a wrten statement.