Jaguars associate strength ach out as gay a first for US-based pro leagu

Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league to e out as gay. * gay pro bowlers *

“Up until (Thursday), I didn’t feel a need to say, ‘Hi, I’m Stt and I’m gay. Norton said he was motivated by claratns that Phoenix Suns print and chief executive Rick Welts ma about beg gay a May 15 article the New York Tim.

STT NORTON WAS THE FACE OF THE GAY COMMUNY ON PBA TOURSTT NORTON WAS THE FACE OF THE GAY COMMUNY ON PBA TOUR

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Welts, 58, is reportedly the first man a proment posn men’s sports to publicly clare his homosexualy. He told the newspaper he wants to mentor other gay people who seek to pursue a reer sports. “I hope I n make easier for a young bowler who might be gay or for other gay profsnal athlet, ” he said.

He said he has already heard them when people didn’t know he was gay. Profsnal bowler Anthony Pepe, who me out publicly as gay last year, posted some thoughts on Facebook this week about beg gay. Beg gay is a fundamental part of my beg.

Not a day go by I don’t feel credibly lucky to be gay myself. Liz Johnson beat Anthony Pepe, who is also openly gay, the fal of the Profsnal Bowlers Associatn Chameleon Champnship on Saturday.

ESPN'S FIRST GAY KISS WAS OF PRO BOWLER STT NORTON

Two athlet recently g out has highlighted the arth of openly gay players the world of U.S. men's profsnal sports, often dubbed "the last closet" for s lack of LGBTQ reprentatn. * gay pro bowlers *

“A good portn of the ladi out there were gay. Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted when the then-St.

In addn to worryg about how to make the right adjtment on the bowlg lan and executg clutch shots agast the bt bowlers the world, image you also felt this add layer of prsure that every move you ma eher add to or uld change the perceptn of what the gay muny Stt Norton, that is the weight he rried wh him om the time he was a risg junr bowler California to beg the youngt member at the time on Team USA and then fulfillg his dream on the PBA would expend all his energy projectg an outgog and iendly personaly on the outsi while si he felt he was the face of the gay muny. ”One of those inic fac reprentg the gay muny while crossg over to bowlg is Billie Jean Kg, owner of the New York Cy Kgps that pet the PBA League.

WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS

List of openly gay athlet volved both profsnal and llege sports. This list clus athlet who have "e out" durg their active ... * gay pro bowlers *

He remembers her beg genuely exced for the whole team and the two of them also talked about beg gay sports.

“She was one of the first people that I knew was gay, ” he said about Kg. “I was like 15 or 16 and he was gay, too, ” he said about this now more than 20-year iendship.

14 NFL PRO BOWLERS SAY THEY WOULD WELE A GAY TEAMMATE

In what might be a first, ESPN this weekend showed an openly gay male pro athlete kissg his hband and they did not shy away om scribg the relatnship.

COLLEGE & PROFSNAL ATHLET WHO ARE OPENLY GAY

I am bted to JW, himself gay and a bowler, and Jaime Perez, who ns, and shoots footage of bowlg events, for their reports.