He's gay! (Image via YouTube @USCAthletics)

USC sophomore volleyball star Sam Lewis has come out in a terrifically honest, sweet and emotional video posted on Coming Out Day. It's one of the longest ones I've seen (almost five minutes long), but well worth your time to watch all the way through.

One of the best sentiments:

I wanna be that next generation, I wanna be that next guy, that next athlete, that next influencer that people can look at and say, That's who I wanna be. I like him. I identify with him.

The video, after the jump, is even more important for older gay people to watch to hammer home the fact that even in 2018, young people still struggle to come out ...