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- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
- GAY SOCCER PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO TO JUDGE 'RUPL’S DRAG RACE DOWN UNR'
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
“I don’t want to feel like I have to lie about who I am seeg, or why I am livg wh someone else, " the Jaguars' strength ach said a recent terviewAPThe NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars strength ach, Kev Maxen, has e out as gay — makg him the first male ach a U. Related: Bucneers' Carl Nassib, First Openly Gay NFL Star, Says 'I'm Not Hidg'“You have other ach who have signifint others, and they’re talkg about their signifint others, ” Maxen said. ”Related: 49ers' Katie Sowers Will Be the First Female, Openly Gay Coach at the Super BowlThe ach, who primarily works wh the Jaguars’ offensive and fensive lemen to create a work out regime for the team, said a surge of recent support om those close to him gave him the urage he need to make the revelatn.
"Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's ee daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the bt of what PEOPLE has to offer, om juicy celebry news to pellg human-tert Maxen is believed to be the first male ach to have e out publicly as gay, there have been a few female ach U. This clus Katie Sowers, who had been an assistant wh the San Francis 49ers durg their 2020 n the Super to players, there have only been 16 the history of the NFL to e out as gay or bisexual as of September 2022, per Outsports. Out gay Atralian soccer player Josh Cavallo announced he will be a judge on the upg season of RuPl’s Drag Race Down Unr.
“As the first openly gay male profsnal football player, embracg your thentic self means eedom but for so many of the queer muny this isn’t as easy as you thk, ” Cavallo wrote his post. “I’m a footballer and I’m gay. ”The followg January Cavallo spoke of the homophobic abe he received om fans at a game.
GAY SOCCER PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO TO JUDGE 'RUPL’S DRAG RACE DOWN UNR'
“I’m not gog to pretend I didn’t see or hear the homophobic abe at the game last night, ” Cavallo wrote the post.