Andrew McIntosh, who spoke this year in Fresno about his coming out experience as a college athlete, has made it onto OUT Magazine’s "Out 100" list for 2010…
Welcome to the Out 100 List for 2010
The theme of the 2010 Out 100 portfolio is “celebration.” In a year marked by battles won and lost, high hopes and bitter letdowns, we thought it important to focus on events that might not have been celebrations when they happened, but were pivotal in the evolution of the LGBT cause.
OUT 100: Andrew McIntosh – Athlete
In light of the recent media attention to homophobia on college campuses, it may come as a surprise to find that earlier this year Andrew McIntosh, a senior lacrosse captain at SUNY College at Oneonta, came out to his teammates with barely a blip on the campus’s cultural barometer. Instead of a maelstrom of controversy or rallies of intolerance, the incident was greeted with acceptance and humanity. McIntosh, who admits to having struggled with thoughts of suicide in the past, bravely gave a face and voice to gay athletes while his fellow lacrosse [coach and] players redefined sportsmanship.
Editor’s Note – Andrew McIntosh, a soon-to-be-graduate of SUNY College at Oneonta (Dec. 2010) is moving to Fresno in Jan. 2011 and will be attending Fresno State’s counseling graduate program beginning in Aug. 2011. His powerful and poignant coming-out story was featured in both “The New York Times” and “The Advocate” earlier this year. McIntosh has just been named to “Out” magazine’s OUT 100 list for 2010. Congratulations, Andrew. We’re proud of you!
(Photograph by Larry Fink; OUT Magazine; Dec. 2010).
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