Jaden Vazquez, a sophomore linebacker from Bethlehem, Pa., had known he was bisexual for much of his life. Last autumn, in the middle of the football season, Vazquez came to the realization that he just couldn’t hold back who he was anymore.
He had told some people back home, including his family, but more and more he felt he had to tell his football family at Fordham University.
After Vazquez came out to a few teammates, they encouraged him to come out to the whole team. He agreed and shortly after National Coming Out Day, he uploaded a video on Instagram of himself literally coming out of a bedroom closet: The video includes the caption: “As you can see it’s not easy for me to come out of the closet but here it is!