March 26, 2011 | Online

Straight wrestler fighting for gay rights

Athlete Ally is a website that was created by Hudson Taylor, an athlete and Division I college wrestling coach at Columbia University. Although he's straight, and the son of evangelical Christians, he's been a supporter of gay rights for many years.

He hopes that his site will give other athletes the tools they need to make sports more inclusive and less judgemental. He even includes a pledge on the site, where people can commit to being more "welcoming [of] all persons, regardless of their perceived or actual identity or gender expression."

“I created the Pledge so that we, as an athletic community, can take proactive steps to end homophobia in sports," he explained. "When we inspire entire teams and athletic departments to commit to a new standard of athletic integrity, we will change the environment in locker rooms and on playing fields.”