Montoya, who ddi for Brian Stuard, is believed to be the first openly gay ddie on the Tour
Contents:
- TADD FUJIKAWA BE FIRST MALE PRO GOLFER TO E OUT AS GAY
- TOP 10 ATHLET WHO ARE RUMORED TO BE GAY
- PGA TOUR CADDIE TODD MONTOYA REVEALS HE'S GAY
- PRO DISC GOLFER THOMAS GILBERT OUT AS GAY
- IT’S THE 86TH STRAIGHT MASTERS WH ZERO OUT GAY PLAYERS
- JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND NDNG ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
- FUJIKAWA BE FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE PRO GOLFER
TADD FUJIKAWA BE FIRST MALE PRO GOLFER TO E OUT AS GAY
Let’s be clear right om the start. None of the athlet are nfirmed to be gay or anythg like that. The purpose of this list is to go a b more pth about some of the mors that are surro * openly gay professional golfers *
On Tuday, Fujikawa beme the first profsnal golfer to e out publicly as gay, hopg to serve as “an spiratn and makg a difference someone’s life. “So…I’m gay, ” he wrote. Tadd Fujikawa has bee the first male pro to e out publicly as gay.
So…I'm gay. None of the athlet are nfirmed to be gay or anythg like that.
The purpose of this list is to go a b more pth about some of the mors that are surroundg the players, not to nvce the rear that the athlet are gay. In fact, as society is now much more open to people no matter their orientatn, we have seen a ton more athlet, both active and retired, e out and adm that they are homosexuals, and 's absolutely a great thg. This list will look at some of the most high profile exampl of pro athlet who have had mors about beg gay surroundg them, but aga, none of those are nfirmed and even if they were nfirmed, they would be somethg to celebrate.
TOP 10 ATHLET WHO ARE RUMORED TO BE GAY
* openly gay professional golfers *
In 2011, mors began swirlg that Selby was gay, or at least bi-cur. Curry however, is also known by some bee of the allegatns that he is gay. His ex-wife has acced him of beg gay and that Dunn’s lover om llege actually lived wh them for the first few years of their marriage.
The mors about him potentially beg gay have been gog on sce the early 2000s. This mor was that a member of the New York Mets was gay and people were speculatg that was Piazza. Qutns about Aikman's sexual orientatn have been around for s and the mor was started by Skip Bayls, when, his book, he stated that Troy Aikman might be gay.
PGA TOUR CADDIE TODD MONTOYA REVEALS HE'S GAY
PGA Tour ddie Todd Montoya has revealed he is gay. Montoya ma the revelatn on the Golf Channel, and is believed to be the first openly gay ddie on the Tour.
PRO DISC GOLFER THOMAS GILBERT OUT AS GAY
In an emotnal terview, the New Mexin, who ddi for Brian Stuard, explaed his cisn to e out to reporter Kira K Dixon: “Somethg that you kept secret for so many years amongst people that you nsir your iends and your -workers - over the urse of time, you grow close to them and until people that I re about know that I’m gay, they really don’t know me for my entirety. "Montoya explaed that he told Doug LaBelle II, who he ed to ddie for, the news 2006, and his reactn gave him nfince: "I lled him up and said, 'Hey, Dougie, there's somethg really important I want to tell you, ' and I said, 'I'm gay'. '"Although Montoya is believed to be the first openly gay ddie on the PGA Tour, his news follows profsnal golfer Tadd Fujikawa, who also opened up about his sexualy 2018.
Thomas Gilbert, a profsnal disc golfer, had a simple msage wrten above his photo on an Instagram post this weekend: “I’m gay. Therefore I feel like ’s time to e out to you all, and let you know that I am gay. In fact, there’s been only one golfer ever to play on the PGA Tour — Tadd Fujikawa — to e out as gay.
IT’S THE 86TH STRAIGHT MASTERS WH ZERO OUT GAY PLAYERS
We’ve had an out gay player w the MLS Cup. I thk a lot of them probably don’t re if someone is gay, but if we don’t talk about the issue don’t get rolved. On the flip si, var men’s profsnal golfers have been phed to apologi for homophobic or off-lor ments or slurs they’ve uttered — Jt Thomas beg the most-discsed recent years.
There was also an iative at the PGA Champnship a uple years ago where lol gay golf pro Greg Fzgerald had been anizg an entire Pri Day — That effort got turned to a virtual event the rponse to the COVID-19 panmic. Caddie Todd Montoya recently me out as gay, and Palm Sprgs-area golf pro Kyle Wn has also shared his story.
Still, you n unt the number of out gay players at a Major men’s golf tournament on exactly zero fgers. Multiple female ach the NFL — cludg 49ers assistant Katie Sowers, who beme the league’s first openly gay ach 2017 — have e out recent years. As gay women the golf dtry, LPGA Profsnals Christa Teno and Pam Boccc have worked hard to be where they are today.
JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND NDNG ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
“Wh me achg llege kids, the last thg I want is to be ashamed of who I am, bee I know there might be kids I rec each year who are gay, so I need to be a good fluence on them and show that I’m fortable beg me. “I’m not a unselor, but to me, jt beg a strong, brave, gay person is what I have to do for those kids out there who might be the same sho I was , ” said Teno.
FUJIKAWA BE FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE PRO GOLFER
She also appreciat that her experience, beg a gay woman has not been an issue her reer. “Pri Month is fantastic, but ’s important that we as women wh the gay muny celebrate pri every sgle day, ” Boccc said. The sportg world hasn't been ignorant of the discsn, and many athlet the recent past have found themselv fortable enough to e out as gay or lbian.
Unlike several other sports, where homosexual athlet have received ser backlash and threats, tennis has been largely open and non-homophobic.