Schuyler Bailar speaks to audience members during his time visiting Wichita State. Bailar began the visit with a presentation about himself and his past, soon after he opened the floor to questions from the audience.
Schuyler Bailar, the first transgender athlete on an NCAA Division-1 men’s team, spoke at Wichita State last Thursday.
Bailar spoke about his life journey and LGBTQ and mental health issues.
He said that throughout middle school, he was bullied for showing masculine traits before he transitioned.
The summer before high school, Bailar made a vow to himself that he didn’t want to be bullied anymore and decided that he was going to present himself fully feminine, he said.