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By Taylor HendersonApril 24 2017 / 8:00 PM
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Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one! 
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Pole Vaulting World Champion Shawn Barber just came out as a gay in a Sunday evening Facebook post.
 
TFW you've mastered the vault in just 1 afternoon! Well, ...Kinda. #Nike #polevault #roadtorio #6mclub #notquite @cnn @coywire #coachforaday
A post shared by Shawn (@vaultbarber) on Jun 3, 2016 at 8:47pm PDT

    

The Candian athlete won first prize at the 2015 World Championships in Bejing with a record-breaking 5.9-meter jump, and competed in the 2016 world Olympics in Brazil last year.
Barber made the announcement about his sexuality on his Facebook page: 
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"Gay and proud! Thank you to my parents for being such a great support. I continue to grow as a person and have a great support group. My parents are my greatest support and have helped me through a lot recently. To my friends, you are always my friends and i love you too!"
Congratulations Shawn! 
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