In my time as a Buckeye, I’ve visited just about every Big Ten stadium, been to a handful of conference stadiums and a few bowl games. That said, I’ve never before witnessed the level of homophobic vitriol that I witnessed last night. Sure, it’s a problem in all of sports, but in all of my travels I’ve never before been called a “faggot” or “queer” more often than I did walking around your campus before the game on Saturday night. There were even vendors gleefully selling shirts calling us “cocksuckers” right outside of the stadium. As a gay man visiting your campus, I felt unsafe. Your football team was gritty and fought hard, and you should be proud of them. You should be ashamed of how disgusting your fans behaved before and during the game, for you’ve disgraced your university forever in the eyes of this Buckeye.

Dustin White is a student at Ohio State University