For Immediate Release
August 2, 2022
First Openly Transgender NCAA Division I Athlete to Speak at Suffolk County Community College
Schuyler Bailar, the first transgender athlete to compete as a member of an NCAA Division
I men鈥檚 team, will speak at 秘色传媒 on Monday April 1 at
9:30 a.m. in the college鈥檚 Shea Theater on the Ammerman Campus in Selden.
Bailar, a student athlete at Harvard University, is the first openly transgender NCAA Division I athlete and swimmer and is an LGBTQ rights advocate serving on the NCAA Common Ground initiative. Bailar was awarded the Community Advocate Award from the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League, and his 60 Minutes profile 鈥淪witching Teams鈥 was nominated for the 28th Annual GLAAD Media awards.
Bailar was also featured in the series IDENTIFY by the International Olympic Committee for his efforts in promoting gender inclusion in sports. Mr. Bailar has appeared on various talk shows, such as NPR鈥檚 Dianne Rhem Show, 60 Minutes and The Ellen Show, and has been featured in publications such as The Economist, The Boston Globe, Swimmer鈥檚 World, and The Washington Post.
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