This is a big year for the Olympics, and in particular, for the LGBT community. The U.S. has its first two openly gay male athletes competing in the Winter Olympics. Chris Mosier is a transgender athlete and the first openly transgender athlete to make a U.S. National Team. Mosier joins Cheddar to explain how monumental these games are. Mosier explains that seeing is sometimes believing. And the impact of having LGBT Olympians competing and winning medals could inspire generations of LGBT youths and athletes to go for their dreams.

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