Building On Our Momentum

Transgender athlete Schuyler Bailar speaks at BOOM panel about his experiences transitioning and swimming

Transgender athlete Schuyler Bailar speaks at BOOM panel about his experiences transitioning and swimming

Mount Holyoke’s annual Building On Our Momentum conference was held on Tuesday, March 28, bringing speakers from all over to speak about their life experiences and social justice work. Celebrated transgender inclusion advocate Schuyler Bailar spoke to students in a panel about his experience being the first transgender athlete to compete on a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I team that matched his gender identity. Bailar was a swimmer for the Men’s Swimming and Diving team at Harvard University.