TED Talks

Shane Wickes: Why I came out as a gay football coach (2018x309)

: 29, 2018

Shane Wickes had his dream job: line coach at his high school alma mater. But there was one complication. "Football teaches so many great life lessons to those who play or coach," he says, "but one negative thing that it does teach is that being gay is not okay." In this moving talk, Wickes shares his story about coming out to his team. A story of owning your truth in the face of adversity.