Buick and the NCAA partner to honor Athlete Ally Founder and Executive Director Hudson Taylor on Saturday, October 1st in a 30 second commercial during Fox Network’s kickoff to college football. As a vocal LGBT ally, Taylor is recognized as part of the Buick Human Highlight Reel series, which celebrates the accomplishments of former NCAA athletes who are making a difference in their communities.
 
A six minute version of Taylor’s video is here: http://www.ncaa.com/buick/videos/reels/1184918873001
 
Taylor, a 3X NCAA All-American wrestler from the University of Maryland and now assistant wrestling coach at Columbia University, is recognized for his work as an active straight ally to the LGBT community. In 2010, Taylor founded Athlete Ally to empower athletes, coaches, parents, and fans to stand up as leaders and challenge homophobia and transphobia in sports.
 
Today, Taylor travels to middle schools, high schools, and colleges speaking to athletes about LGBT inclusion in sports.
 
Taylor’s commercial in the Buick Human Highlight Reel series will air on the Fox Network at approximately 7 pm EST on Saturday, October 1st and also run throughout the day on the Big Ten Network, a division of the Fox Media Group.
 

About Athlete Ally
Athlete Ally is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging athletes, coaches, parents, fans and other members of the sports community to respect all individuals involved in sports, regardless of perceived or actual sexual-orientation or gender identity or expression. Athlete Ally calls on the athletic community to use its status and influence to help stop anti-gay bullying by championing respect, camaraderie and inclusion in sports.