Jags' Maxen is first male Amerin pro sports ach to e out as gay - ESPN

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• THIS GAY PRO SURFER ME OUT TO HIS "MAT" WHEN A GROCERY CLERK H ON HIM
• OUT GAY PRO SURFER SAYS SHE IS ‘PERFECTLY FE THE WAY I AM’
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• THIS GAY SURFER STARTED AN ONLYFANS PAGE TO FEEL SEXY, AND ’S WORKG
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN IS FIRST AMERIN MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• COMG OUT: TO BE A GAY SURFER
• JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR MEN'S PRO SPORTS TO INTIFY AS GAY

THIS GAY PRO SURFER ME OUT TO HIS "MAT" WHEN A GROCERY CLERK H ON HIM

I thought that if people found out that I was gay that they would no longer want to be associated wh me and would thk of me as jt another stereotype. All the lols at home know that I'm gay, and they're not aaid to give me some harmls playful stick about the water.

As a mate of me that I do a b of travelg wh for surf put , "If someone stops likg you for beg gay, then what kd of msag do that breath about that person? One of my mat has known that I am gay sce school, and my other mate I've gone to great lengths to hi to him the fact that I'm gay.

OUT GAY PRO SURFER SAYS SHE IS ‘PERFECTLY FE THE WAY I AM’

That night we got on the beer and I said enough is enough and turned to mate and said to him "man, I'm sorry, I'm gay. I spent a lot of my young teen years feelg like a plete loner and a total outst bee I am gay.

The bt part has been people's reactns to fdg out I'm gay and beg able to break a stereotype of gay people, pecially when surfg. When I me , I was chattg wh one of the pros and he was lghg and said he had seen the film that I am talkg about beg gay.

"I had no ia gay dus liked to pull to bombs, " he said.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

The terview is wi-rangg, and the two surfers fely dig to beg gay on the pro-surfg circu.

I was a closeted homo and I felt an enormo amount of prsure om the ASP (now WSL) and my sponsors to keep that a secret. I never unrstood if that was bee I was gay and out of the closet or bee of the enomil meltdown or probably a batn of both. The sport of surfg has long been labeled particularly homophobic, so none of this is a surprise to anyone who’s been followg the sport for years.

Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Per Outsports, as of September 2022, there have only ever been 16 players NFL history to publicly e out as gay or bisexual.

Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay 2021. Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league.

THIS GAY SURFER STARTED AN ONLYFANS PAGE TO FEEL SEXY, AND ’S WORKG

-- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn.

Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report. In today’s world, LGBT has gaed acceptance of homosexualy, although rejectn still do prevail ral areas.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

The ials refer to lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr.

JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS

Also, they are the on who have ma a notable announcement to openly lbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, and transgenr sportspeople. However, the duo separated 2009, and later the 2012-13 season, Colls openly announced himself as gay. But he was also qutned about his bravery as to how to be uld be gay and also a Christian.

Amaechi is the first former NBA player to e out as gay publicly.

Not to mentn, Amaechi is also one of the world’s most high-profile gay athlet om the LGBTQ muny.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Sce John me out as gay Febary 2007, he has nstantly spoken about gays. Likewise, he is also a trampolist and, equally important, the first openly gay athlete to w an Olympic gold medal.

Overall, Matt announced himself as gay 2008. “I don’t see sexualy as fluencg my beliefs or opns or perceptns of anybody, whether they’re gay, straight, bi, trans, experimental, I don’t re.

Movg on, the Los Angel Gay and Lbian Center award her the board of directors Award. On Augt 15, 2013, Fred Rosser openly me out as gay, and he was the first profsnal wrtler to do so.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN IS FIRST AMERIN MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

“I’m a WWE superstar, and to be hont wh you, I’ll tell you right now, I’m gay.

COMG OUT: TO BE A GAY SURFER

This spirg in me out as gay early 2011. Kenworthy is a Brish-Amerin etyle skier and also the first actn-sports star to e out as gay. G first opened up about him beg gay back 2015 an terview wh ESPN.

JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR MEN'S PRO SPORTS TO INTIFY AS GAY

Furthermore, he has openly e out as gay, and th, he is the first high-profile Atralian sportsperson and the first gby footballer the world to be such.