List of openly gay athlet volved both profsnal and llege sports. This list clus athlet who have "e out" durg their active ...
Contents:
- ATHLET WHO ARE GAY
- CELEBRATG LGBTQ SPORTS HISTORY: THE ONLY MLB TEAM WH PLAYERS WHO HAVE E OUT AS GAY
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF OPENLY GAY OLYMPIANS
- COLLEGE & PROFSNAL ATHLET WHO ARE OPENLY GAY
- FAMO GAY ATHLET TO KNOW
ATHLET WHO ARE GAY
Thanks to the proment athlet who are gay, the sports world is beg more and more acceptg of homosexual players. Whether the famo Olympians, ... * famous gay athletes in history *
She has been a relatnship wh Atralian soccer player Sarah Walsh for three 38Natnaly: Uned Stat of AmeriBirthplace: Reddg, CaliforniaTeams: Chigo Red StarsTennis great Billie Jean Kg beme the first proment female profsnal athlete to e out as gay back 79Natnaly: Uned Stat of AmeriBirthplace: Long Beach, California, Uned Stat of AmeriOlympic diver Greg Louganis is openly gay.
CELEBRATG LGBTQ SPORTS HISTORY: THE ONLY MLB TEAM WH PLAYERS WHO HAVE E OUT AS GAY
He married his partner Johnny Chaillo 63Natnaly: Uned Stat of AmeriBirthplace: El Cajon, California, Uned Stat of AmeriWNBA player Sheryl Swoop announced that she was gay 2005.
Age: 52Natnaly: Uned Stat of AmeriBirthplace: Brownfield, Texas, Uned Stat of AmeriTeams: Hoton Comets, Uned Stat women's natnal basketball team, Texas Tech Lady Rairs basketballNBA player Jason Colls me out as gay an terview wh Sports Illtrated magaze 2013.
His announcement provoked mixed reactns om his fellow players and the 44Natnaly: Uned Stat of AmeriBirthplace: Northridge, Los Angel, CaliforniaTeams: Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks, Washgton Wizards, Memphis Grizzli, Brooklyn NetsAmerin soccer player Abby Wambach is openly gay. 1974 – Patricia Nell Warren’s book, The Front Runner, is published – A gay love story between a gay ach and a nner on his team. 1991 – Philalphia Enquirer article about Rene Portland’s anti-lbian policy – Marks shift media verage: Homophobia is the problem and Portland’s policy is wrong.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF OPENLY GAY OLYMPIANS
1998 – Mike Mka, a gay man and former llegiate track and field ach, is named the athletic director at Oberl College beg the first openly gay male ever that posn. 1998 – Brian Orser, former world champn figure skater and Olympic silver medalist, out as a gay man a palimony su filed by an ex-lover.
1999 – publish first web page voted to sports news and rmatn for gay sports fans and athlet- iated by Cyd Zeigler and Jim Buzski. 2002 – The Natnal Center for Lbian Rights iat the Homophobia Sports Project to provi legal and advocy support for athlet and ach discrimated agast on the basis of the sexual orientatn or genr inty.
COLLEGE & PROFSNAL ATHLET WHO ARE OPENLY GAY
2003 – Universy of Pennsylvania founds the first stunt-athlete group foced on elimatg homophobia athletics, Penn Athlet Agast Homophobia (PATH).
FAMO GAY ATHLET TO KNOW
2008 – Eleven openly gay, lbian and bisexual Olympians w a total of seven medals at the Beijg Gam, cludg a gold medal divg won by Atralian Matthew Mcham, the only openly gay man petg the gam. 2011-GLSEN teams wh the NBA to create a Thk B4 You Speak PSA vio featurg NBA players, Grant Hill and Jared Dudley on anti-gay name-llg sports. Bce Hay, an Olympic swimmer who won a gold medal 1984 as a member of the 800-meter etyle relay, out publicly at the Gay Gam and ws seven gold medals petn.