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

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• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• YOUNG & RTLS’ CHRISTIAN JUL LEBLANC UNPACKS THE BAGGAGE OF HOMOPHOBIA: ‘I STILL LIVE WH THE LEGACY OF THAT AS A GAY MAN’
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• TODAY IN GAY: "YOUNG & RTLS" SOAP STAR COM OUT, A GAY IN "INPENNCE DAY 2"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY DAN AVERYJUNE 29, 2013/3:51 PMBY DAN AVERYJUNE 29, 2013 / 3:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TODAY IN GAY: \"YOUNG & RTLS\" SOAP STAR COM OUT, A GAY IN \"INPENNCE DAY 2\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-06-29T19:51:07.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-06-29T19:51:07.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KNOWN TO MANY AS THE YOUNG AND THE RTLS' KEV FISHER, GREG RIKAART MA OFFICIAL WHAT MANY FOLLOWERS ALREADY KNEW: HE'S A BIG OL' GAY. THE EMMY WNER TWEETED A PHOTO OF HIMSELF AND ACTOR/WRER BOYIEND ROBERT SUDDUTH, WH THE MSAGE:  "NOT GETTG MARRIED ANYTIME SOON, BUT CELEBRATG #EQUALY TONIGHT NOHELS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE RIKAART NEVER DISCLOSED HIS SEXUALY THE PRS, HE DID SH-KICK Y&R -STAR MELISSA REEV FOR PRAISG CHICK-FIL-A'S ANTI-GAY POLICI. AT THE TIME, HE TOLD TV GUI, "PEOPLE WONR WHY THERE IS AN EPIMIC OF BULLYG THIS UNTRY. WELL, 'S BEE KIDS ARE LEARNG OM THE GROWNUPS, OM PEOPLE LIKE MELISSA REEV WHO IS A GROWN-UP BULLY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF GREG LOOKS FAIAR TO NON-SOAPERS AMONG YOU, THAT'S BEE HE PLAYED JACK'S BOYIEND A LN YEARS AGO ON DAWSON'S CREEK. AND IF YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS, JT SUBSTUTE GOSSIP GIRL. IF YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS, I N'T HELP  {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVANGELIL NUTBAGS THE DOMIN REPUBLIC ARE ALL A BUNCH OVER PRINT OBAMA NOMATG A GAY MAN, WALLY BRTER, AS THE UNTRY'S AMBASSADOR. REV. CRISTOBAL CARDOZO LLED THE APPOTMENT “AN SULT TO GOOD DOMIN CTOMS.” WHILE VIR PABLO CEDANO SUGGTED, “IF HE ARRIV, HE’LL SUFFER AND WILL BE FORCED TO LEAVE.”   GUS ALL THAT LEGENDARY CARIBBEAN HOSPALY AND IENDLS IS JT FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROLAND EMMERICH, THE OUT ACTN DIRECTOR OF THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW AND WHE HOE DOWN TOLD HUFFGTON POST'S RICKY CALERI HE'S PLANNG ON PUTTG A GAY CHARACTER INPENNCE DAY 2. (DID WE KNOW THEY WERE MAKG AN INPENNCE DAY   2?) WELL, WHOEVER IS WE HOPE THEY DON'T GO THE WAY OF HARVEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND SPEAKG OF INPENNCE DAY, THERE'S A MIL OF THE 1996 BLOCKBTER THE WORKS—AND 'S GOG TO STAR CHAZ BONO. APPEARG ON GOOD DAY L.A., BONO LOOKED MUCH FTER THAN WE'RE ED TO SEEG HIM. "IT'S VERY FAST PACED, VERY FUNNY," HE SAID OF THE 30-MUTE EDIC ADAPTATN. "YOU ARE AND OUT OF THERE AND 'S AMAZG THAT [-STAR/CREATOR] BROOKE [SEGU] IS ABLE TO GET EVERYTHG THAT IS IMPORTANT THE MOVIE THERE SUCH A SHORT PERD OF TIME."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON FRIDAY, RACHEL MADDOW VOTED HER TALK SHOW TO THE RETURN OF SAME-SEX MARRIAG CALIFORNIA, AND AIRED THE GOLN STATE NUPTIALS OF PROP 8 -PLATIFFS KRIS PERRY AND SANDY STIER AND PL KATAMI AND JEFF ZARRILLO. THE UALLY POSED MENTATOR LATER TWEETED "FOR A PERSON WHO CRI AT THE DROP OF A HAT, THIS IS REALLY TOO MUCH FOR A TV HOST TO BEAR." AW, BOO!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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

The problem, however, is that until Fen walked wh Plot Pot Trey (no last name need), we hadn’t a clue that Lren and Michael’s son was gay (or bi).

YOUNG & RTLS’ CHRISTIAN JUL LEBLANC UNPACKS THE BAGGAGE OF HOMOPHOBIA: ‘I STILL LIVE WH THE LEGACY OF THAT AS A GAY MAN’

-- 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. Young & Rtls’ Christian Jul LeBlanc Unpacks the Baggage of Homophobia: ‘I Still Live Wh the Legacy of That as a Gay Man’.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

Hell, “not till after Stonewall did anyone take a gay man ser. “I still live wh the legacy of that as a gay man, ” he add. Jacksonville Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen cid on Thursday to e out publicly as gay hop of livg his life whout fear and to spire others.

TODAY IN GAY: "YOUNG & RTLS" SOAP STAR COM OUT, A GAY IN "INPENNCE DAY 2"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY DAN AVERYJUNE 29, 2013/3:51 PMBY DAN AVERYJUNE 29, 2013 / 3:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TODAY IN GAY: \"YOUNG & RTLS\" SOAP STAR COM OUT, A GAY IN \"INPENNCE DAY 2\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-06-29T19:51:07.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-06-29T19:51:07.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KNOWN TO MANY AS THE YOUNG AND THE RTLS' KEV FISHER, GREG RIKAART MA OFFICIAL WHAT MANY FOLLOWERS ALREADY KNEW: HE'S A BIG OL' GAY. THE EMMY WNER TWEETED A PHOTO OF HIMSELF AND ACTOR/WRER BOYIEND ROBERT SUDDUTH, WH THE MSAGE:  "NOT GETTG MARRIED ANYTIME SOON, BUT CELEBRATG #EQUALY TONIGHT NOHELS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE RIKAART NEVER DISCLOSED HIS SEXUALY THE PRS, HE DID SH-KICK Y&R -STAR MELISSA REEV FOR PRAISG CHICK-FIL-A'S ANTI-GAY POLICI. AT THE TIME, HE TOLD TV GUI, "PEOPLE WONR WHY THERE IS AN EPIMIC OF BULLYG THIS UNTRY. WELL, 'S BEE KIDS ARE LEARNG OM THE GROWNUPS, OM PEOPLE LIKE MELISSA REEV WHO IS A GROWN-UP BULLY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF GREG LOOKS FAIAR TO NON-SOAPERS AMONG YOU, THAT'S BEE HE PLAYED JACK'S BOYIEND A LN YEARS AGO ON DAWSON'S CREEK. AND IF YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS, JT SUBSTUTE GOSSIP GIRL. IF YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS, I N'T HELP  {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVANGELIL NUTBAGS THE DOMIN REPUBLIC ARE ALL A BUNCH OVER PRINT OBAMA NOMATG A GAY MAN, WALLY BRTER, AS THE UNTRY'S AMBASSADOR. REV. CRISTOBAL CARDOZO LLED THE APPOTMENT “AN SULT TO GOOD DOMIN CTOMS.” WHILE VIR PABLO CEDANO SUGGTED, “IF HE ARRIV, HE’LL SUFFER AND WILL BE FORCED TO LEAVE.”   GUS ALL THAT LEGENDARY CARIBBEAN HOSPALY AND IENDLS IS JT FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROLAND EMMERICH, THE OUT ACTN DIRECTOR OF THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW AND WHE HOE DOWN TOLD HUFFGTON POST'S RICKY CALERI HE'S PLANNG ON PUTTG A GAY CHARACTER INPENNCE DAY 2. (DID WE KNOW THEY WERE MAKG AN INPENNCE DAY   2?) WELL, WHOEVER IS WE HOPE THEY DON'T GO THE WAY OF HARVEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND SPEAKG OF INPENNCE DAY, THERE'S A MIL OF THE 1996 BLOCKBTER THE WORKS—AND 'S GOG TO STAR CHAZ BONO. APPEARG ON GOOD DAY L.A., BONO LOOKED MUCH FTER THAN WE'RE ED TO SEEG HIM. "IT'S VERY FAST PACED, VERY FUNNY," HE SAID OF THE 30-MUTE EDIC ADAPTATN. "YOU ARE AND OUT OF THERE AND 'S AMAZG THAT [-STAR/CREATOR] BROOKE [SEGU] IS ABLE TO GET EVERYTHG THAT IS IMPORTANT THE MOVIE THERE SUCH A SHORT PERD OF TIME."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON FRIDAY, RACHEL MADDOW VOTED HER TALK SHOW TO THE RETURN OF SAME-SEX MARRIAG CALIFORNIA, AND AIRED THE GOLN STATE NUPTIALS OF PROP 8 -PLATIFFS KRIS PERRY AND SANDY STIER AND PL KATAMI AND JEFF ZARRILLO. THE UALLY POSED MENTATOR LATER TWEETED "FOR A PERSON WHO CRI AT THE DROP OF A HAT, THIS IS REALLY TOO MUCH FOR A TV HOST TO BEAR." AW, BOO!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

In Febary 2022, Maxen reached out to NFL player Carl Nassib, who me out as gay 2021, to seek advice. Known to many as The Young and the Rtls' Kev Fisher, Greg Rikaart ma official what many followers already knew: He's a big ol' gay. "While Rikaart never disclosed his sexualy the prs, he did sh-kick Y&R -star Melissa Reev for praisg Chick-fil-A's anti-gay polici.