This Emotional Commercial Will Change the Way You Look at Your Gym

A powerful commercial aired during the ESPYs, just minutes before Caitlyn Jenner received the Arthur Ashe award for courage. The Google ad chronicles the journey of Jake Nothangel and his transition from female to male. As Jake, 26, explains in his own words, he grew up feeling like a boy trapped in a girl's body. For Jake, part of his transition included building the body he had always hoped for: "I wanted to be able to take off my shirt one day and have all these muscles." In his process to get there, Jake found a safe haven in a place that so many of us also have: the local gym. There he found a supportive community, a trainer who cares, and total acceptance amongst his peers.