Our LGBTQ committee has been amazing. In the first couple of years, I learned more than I put in. I got way more out of it than I contributed, or at least I feel I did. But we still have a long way to go with increasing the diversity of our student body.

Some people don't want to have 'LGBTQ issues' pushed in their face, but I am unapologetically out and out there, and I talk about it often. I just want to end the stigma of being queer. I just want it to be normal.

When I was first coming out to some of the students, I was thought as the ‘dude that used to be a guy’ who works in athletics and runs the facilities. Most of those students have graduated.

The students here now just know me as Brianne on campus. They know a little bit about my story, they know I'm trans, and I'm proud of it and I'm out there.

But we've still got a lot more to do when it comes to sports. Not just for trans people, but also with queer people. We’re all still having a hard time, we’re all still facing that stigma.

With our inclusion committee, I'm trying to break through that by saying, "Hey, this is okay. If somebody on the women’s team wants to bring their girlfriend around to watch their games and to their parties, that should be okay."

Because who are we serving here? Are we serving everybody? Or are we just serving the majority?

[As told to @Ragi Gupta — continued]