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Our weekly newsletter is packed with everything from locker room chatter to pressing LGBTQ sports issues. “Thank you to everyone who made this possible. As well as all the continued support and love I’ve received these past few months. It has meant the world to me.” Lucas and the CSUN Matadors finished last season ranked No. 18 in the country. Long Island was not ranked throughout the season, going 14-15 during the season. CSUN beat LIU last season, 3-0. Jordan Lucas became a gay star when hit with homophobia Lucas became an absolute sensation earlier this year when UC-Irvine volleyball broadcaster Charlie Brande suggest someone punch Lucas in the mouth for being too gay. Jordan Lucas, on the other hand, has also exploded with his international profile taking off, garnering him almost 500k followers on Instagram. In addition, people flocked to CSUN’s final few games of the season as a Jordan Lucas/CSUN match became the hottest ticket in men’s college volleyball. Lucas will now likely attract fans from the New York area to watch some college volleyball. Subscribe to the Outsportsnewsletter to keep up with your favorite out athletes, inspiring LGBTQ sports stories, and more. Stanford gymnast Cooper Kim came out to his team and the effects were immediate: NCAA champion, gold medal at the U.S. championships, and most of all, freedom. Stanford gymnast Cooper Kim, an out gay athlete, dazzled in the high bar at the U.S. gymnastics nationals and made the U.S. team in his quest for the Olympics. Jake Eldridge published an emotional coming out video to his YouTube that detailed how hiding his true self on the gridiron eventually led his hospitalization. Now, he's never been happier.