Bill Kennedy out as send active openly gay NBA official

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XFL center judge Amanda Ser-Cook is the first openly gay official a major natnal profsnal football league.

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THIS GAY REFEREE JT WORKED AN AMERIN HOCKEY LEAGUE GAME, A FIRST FOR THE LEAGUE

Craig Napier is a tegory one referee Stland and announced he is gay a vio on the SFAs Twter acunt; the 32-year-old was swiftly followed by fellow official Lloyd Wilson, who refere Stlands lower leagu; Napier said: We need to see the climate change * gay referee twitter *

Dre Barone has been out as a gay man the world of hockey officiatg sce at least 2015.

Barone is believed to be the first publicly out gay man to officiate an AHL game.

Other North Amerin gay male sports officials to fd succs have clud hockey’s Alex Valvo the NCAA, Steve Strimlg Pac-12 football and the NBA’s Bill Kennedy. Men’s profsnal hockey ntu to be unr-reprented the LGBTQ muny, wh former player Brock McGillis and current player Le Prokop beg the rare gay male athlet to e out and around the sport.

CRAIG NAPIER AND LLOYD WILSON: STTISH REFERE E OUT AS GAY BID TO 'CHANGE CLIMATE' FOOTBALL

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Sttish refere Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson have e out as gay a bid to see a "climate change" football after beg spired by Jake Daniels and Josh, 32, a tegory one referee, be the first openly gay figure Sttish men's profsnal football sce Jt Fashanu played for Airdrie and Hearts the mid-1990s, several years after announcg his was quickly followed g out by fellow official Wilson, who officiat Stland's lower a vio on the Sttish Football Associatn's Twter acunt, Napier said he wanted to help remove the "stigma" and "fear" that others his posn may feel about revealg their sexualy. Daniels be UK's first openly gay profsnal men's player.

THIS GAY HOCKEY REFEREE LOV THE GAME. HOMOPHOBIA TELLS HIM THE GAME DON’T LOVE HIM BACK.

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Ryan Atk, who beme the first man refereeg England's profsnal leagu to e out as gay, says Sttish officials Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson will feel 'relief' after g out. Wilson believ football is "prepared and ready" for more people to e out publicly as gay and "good roads" are beg ma as the game be more clive. "Napier and Wilson said they were spired by Jake Daniels, who beme the first active profsnal men's player the UK to e out as gay sce Fashanu 1990 an exclive terview wh Sky Sports last month, and Josh Cavallo, the Alai Uned player who also prevly revealed he is gay.

Napier said: "There will be people who might say this don't need to be the news, a gay sportsperson don't need to be on the back pag or on social media. Josh Cavallo is one of the only publicly gay male profsnal footballers. "Atk: 'They n now be their thentic selv'Ryan Atk, the first referee to e out as gay five years ago, told Sky Sports News: ''I thk that a lot of is relief and I thk there is a massive weight off your shoulrs.

''We also show that actually 's ok to be a gay man profsnal football. But Ser-Cook is breakg new ground as the first openly gay official to work a major natnal profsnal football league, last year the short-lived Alliance of Amerin Football and this year the XFL. The head of officials for the Atlanta chapter of the Natnal Gay Flag Football League was there, heard me, and suggted I e help out on the weekends.

BILL KENNEDY OUT AS SEND ACTIVE OPENLY GAY NBA OFFICIAL

“Sce I me out at 20, [beg gay] on the field has never been an issue, and has never been a terrent, ” he said. [avatar er=”lewisj163″ size=”thumbnail” align=”left” /]Football Zebras wrer Josh Lewis has officiated adult flag-football leagu, cludg the Natnal Flag Football League of Atlanta, the Chigo Metropolan Sports Associatn, the New York Gay Football League, and the Natnal Gay Flag Football League.

The 12U hockey ach yellg at me om the bench durg a tournament I was officiatg was referrg to a small pri sticker I put on my helmet after seeg one on the helmet of my favore official, Dre Barone, an out gay AHL (at the time ECHL) official.

It wasn’t the first time I had experienced homophobia hockey – That happened well before the locker room durg my playg days. Acrdg to gay hockey referee Tyler, this helmet sticker upset a lot of people.

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However, hate and homophobia are still there the game. While USA Hockey has updated l to clu harsher penalti for homophobic and racist language before, durg, and after gam, is still there. More recently, a 12-year-old player was makg homophobic ments to me om the bench while I skated by, and after the third time I gave the bench a penalty.

“You’re beg soft bee you’re gay, ” the ach told me. When that same player received another penalty om me (at the time I didn’t realize that was the same player), I got another homophobic tira om the ach. “You’re targetg him bee you’re gay and he ma those ments, ” the ach said.

Hockey has ma stris terms of workg on some of s culture problems, but I thk homophobia is still an issue that needs a lot of attentn. Associatns n do their part by makg sure there are clear l agast homophobic, racist and discrimatory actns and ments, and by followg through on punishment of those who break those l. Whenever I enunter homophobia hockey, I am remd that I love the game, and I want to give back, but sometim feels like the game don’t love me back.

JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY

Longtime NBA referee Bill Kennedy revealed to Yahoo Sports Sunday night that he is gay, makg him the send openly gay active NBA official after Vlet Palmer's announcement 2014.

He's also the third active openly gay official pro sports along wh MLB umpire Dale Stt. "I am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man, " Kennedy told Yahoo Sports on Sunday night. Source: NBA referee Bill Kennedy reveals he is gay; Rajon Rondo ma alleged homosexual slur to him - Yahoo Sports.

OutSports spoke wh an openly gay high school ach for his reactn, which summed up the announcement well:. "I thk any time someone n be out at the top of their profsn 's a w, " out gay high school basketball ach Anthony Nimo told Outsports.

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Jaguars Strength Coach Kev Maxen Com Out As Gay.

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