Watch: Calif. Athlete Loses Wrestling Scholarship After Using Gay Slur in Viral Vid

A young athlete from California has lost his wrestling college scholarship after a video went viral that showed him using a gay slur at a rally last month, USA Today reports.

Bronson Harmon, 18, recently graduated Oakdale High in Central California and was a star wrestler there, earning an athletic scholarship to California Polytechnic State University. But Harmon lost the scholarship this month after a video of the teen using a gay slur at the Families Belong Together rally in Modesto, Calif. on June 30 went viral.

In the clip, Harmon, who attended the rally with his father, is seen holding a Trump 2016 sign, giving the middle finger to protesters and yelling, "Fuck you, faggot," to a person recording him. USA Today identifies that protester as Abdul Lasaing, who shared the clip to Facebook. The video has been seen over 72,000 times.

"I never thought my video would get this far for him to lose his scholarship," Lasaing told USA Today. "I didn't know about his scholarship or even know who he was until recently when people starting noticing him. I do believe he needs help with his racism and homophobic hate. I am sure he's a good person just raised with hatred."

He added that he used his phone to record the group Harmon was a part of after he said he heard the "n-word" and the phrase "send them back" being used.

"I had a world peace sign and I'm not sure if he called me an (anti-gay slur) because of the sign or because of my darker skin color," Lasaing said. "I could not say anything back since I felt like he would of jumped me."

USA Today notes officials from California Polytechnic State University did not cite a specific reason as to why Harmon lost the scholarship. The school's director Don Oberhelman told The Modesto Bee the school was made aware of the video just before it went viral.

"Harmon will not be a member of Cal Poly's wrestling team but we cannot comment on any details regarding his status as a student because of federal and state privacy laws," Cal Poly said in a statement to USA Today.

Harmon was also cited at the same rally on suspicion of assault and battery, a spokesperson for the Modesto police told the newspaper.

Since the incident, Harmon spoke with a newspaper in San Luis Obispo called The Tribune. He explained that what he called Lasaing was "definitely not the right thing" but took issue with the college's decision to nix his scholarship.

"I am supposed to be there to help the community be the best person I can be and represent the college the best way I can," he said. "But I still feel like my freedom of speech was taken away, and I don't think my scholarship should have been revoked over something like that."

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