is a small Division 3 private school that is a part of the Ohio Athletic Conference, which includes football national semifinalists John Carroll and Mount Union.Īt camp that summer, I was way more nervous about having to tell my new teammates that I was gay. I signed my letter of commitment shortly after my visit and was ready to move on from my small town to take on Columbus.Ĭapital Univ. The players, coaches and all-around environment were so very welcoming and made me feel right at home. I went to Capital on a visit because I was being recruited at the time. There were many colleges that I found to be good contenders, but once I stepped on Capital University’s campus I fell in love. I was named to the first team All-Conference, First Team All-District and Special Mention All-Ohio.īeing given those honors was such a great experience for me and really gave me a huge confidence boost.Īfter my senior season had finished up I had started to delve deeper into what college I was going to attend. With wrapping up my final season I did just that. I set a goal to be one of the first openly gay athletes to get an All-State Honor for football in the state of Ohio. Wyatt Pertuset was a top player for North Union High School in Ohio. I was on the honor roll both semesters, I was named homecoming king and prom king, and I was also voted as our student body president for my final year. That year in school was the best year I have ever had. My senior year came along, and I was determined to make the most of it. If anything, I got more respect because of it. My teammates took it really well and didn’t treat me the slightest bit differently. The people at my school quickly realized that, with one of the captains of the football team being gay, it really doesn’t define you. After telling my friends and coaches and family, everyone was so accepting and loving that I just felt foolish for ever hiding who I am. The next day I came out and confirmed the rumors. Why was I lying about who I am just to please everybody else?Įveryone was so accepting and loving that I just felt foolish for ever hiding who I am. Before long the rumor had stretched out to most, if not all, faculty and students at my school. Someone I had told had “accidentally” told another person about me being gay. Being in a small school, word traveled fast. My junior year of high school, right after my season had finished up, I had told only about five people who I truly was. I always told myself I would never come out until I was done with high school and football. It just pushed me further into the back of the closet. I was always terrified with the locker room talk that went on about gays and how gross they are and how wrong being gay is.
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Freshmen and sophomore year of high school I knew I was gay, but the thought of anyone knowing that part of me was single-handedly the most terrifying thought in my head, especially growing up with a family full of farmers who weren’t really exposed to that kind of thing yet. My coming-out story is a little different from many others you see today. I made friends with everyone and tried to stay positive and nice to every kid in the school. In high school I never had a problem with standing out. I grew up in a very small town called Richwood, Ohio, and graduated with a class size of barely 100 students. I started playing football in third grade, and I still fall more in love with the game every year I play. Growing up, football was always my outlet to get out whatever I had built up inside me. Even today it seems to be something very rare in the game.