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.
Contents:
- EACH OF AMERI’S BIG 5 SPORTS CURRENTLY HAS AN OUT GAY MAN THE PROS. THAT’S NEVER HAPPENED
- WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS
- OUT GAY PRO WRTLER AC MACK LEAV THE RG AS AN SPIRATN
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
- THERE ARE NO PUBLICLY OUT GAY PRO MALE TENNIS PLAYERS AND NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHY
- 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
- DC GAY PROFSNALS
- JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU
EACH OF AMERI’S BIG 5 SPORTS CURRENTLY HAS AN OUT GAY MAN THE PROS. THAT’S NEVER HAPPENED
Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib publicly me out June 2021, makg him the first openly gay man to actively play the NFL. * gay professional *
Carl Nassib ma history 2021 by beg the first openly gay man to actively play the NFL.
In 2021, Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay. In June 2021, NFL fensive end Carl Nassib me out as gay a vio posted to his Instagram, addg he donated $100, 000 to The Trevor Project, an anizatn that foc on suici preventn LGBTQ youth after he stggled wh his sexualy for 15 years. "I jt want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay, " Nassib said the vio.
Le Prokop beme the first NHL player to e out as gay. "Acrdg to USA Today, no NHL player — active or retired — had e out as gay.
WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS
For the first time, pro baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer has an out gay male player unr ntract. * gay professional *
Michael Sam was the first openly gay man to be drafted to the NFL. In 2014, Michael Sam me out as gay an terview wh ESPN and ma history that same year. Louis Rams, beg the first openly gay man to ever be drafted to the NFL.
"Sce Febary and my big announcement, this has been a whole [lot of] speculatn of the first openly gay football player, but you know what? Soccer star Megan Rapoe is openly gay.
The athlete quickly ma a name for herself a seri of TV terviews, where she voiced her support of women's rights and LGBTQ rights as an openly gay woman. "I thk female athlet, general, are at the foreont of every prott general bee we're gay, we're women, we're women of lor, we're sort of everythg all at one time, " Rapoe told NBC news 2019. Sue Bird me out as gay 2017 and announced she is datg Megan Rapoe.
OUT GAY PRO WRTLER AC MACK LEAV THE RG AS AN SPIRATN
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Ryan O'Callaghan me out as gay after retirg om the NFL. The thgs you hear as a child—every time you hear someone say 'f----t' or talk bad about a gay guy, or see somethg on TV and make fun of that.
John Amaechi me out as gay 2007, four years after retirg om the NBA. " He scribed hidg his sexualy while playg for the Utah Jazz, but said some teammat who spected he was gay were welg about a 2007 terview on "Outsi the L, " Amaechi, who played five seasons the NBA, said he thought there were other gay players the league, but said 's "terrifyg" for some to e out.
Robbie Rogers was the first openly gay soccer player a profsnal league. Robbie Rogers played soccer England until 2013 when he announced he was gay and leavg the sport.
JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
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Are people g to see you bee you're gay? '"But a few months later, he joed the Los Angel Galaxy team and beme the first openly gay man to play a major US profsnal league. Jason Pl Colls was the NBA's first openly gay player.
THERE ARE NO PUBLICLY OUT GAY PRO MALE TENNIS PLAYERS AND NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHY
Jaguars assistant Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's pro sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer. * gay professional *
And I'm gay.
""I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playg a major Amerin team sport.
JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
The U.S. Open hosted s very first Pri, and out tennis player Nick Lee was there to ask: where are the other gay men? * gay professional *
Meanwhile, Orlando Cz beme the first openly gay man boxg.
In 2012, Orlando Cz, a profsnal boxer om Puerto Ri, announced he was gay. At the time, he said, "I have always been and always will be a proud gay man.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN IS FIRST AMERIN MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen has e out as gay. His announcement is a first for a male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league. * gay professional *
"In 2016, he dited a match to the victims of the gay nightclub shootg at Pulse Orlando, Florida. Glenn Burke is often creded wh beg the first gay man the MLB. While playg, everyone on the team knew Burke was gay, but the general public did not.
Followg Burke, Billy Bean is one of the first to publicly e out as gay the MLB. In 1999, he fally me out as gay.
David Denson was the first active baseball player to be openly gay.
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David Denson was playg for the Milwkee Brewers when he me out as gay an terview 2015.
JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-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 professional *
He beme the first person to be openly gay while playg the league.