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NICK MCCARVEL ON BEG A GAY SPORTS WRER AN OFTEN VERY STRAIGHT WORLD

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I followed McCarvel on social media at the time and had never seen him talk about beg gay.

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I recently asked him if he’d ever talked about beg gay specifilly the media — surprisgly, he had not. Now the sports wrer — who has ntributed to USA Today, NBC Sports, ESPN and others on both tennis and var Olympic sports — shar some sights to beg gay the world of ele sports wrg and whether he’s been able to help LGBT athlet, ach and media members fd their way to their own tths.

Zeigler: How long have you been openly gay your personal life? Early my reer tennis ntent I met other out and gay dividuals, and that ma me nfint that I uld be whoever I wanted to be as long as I worked hard and was profsnal dog so.

WHY ARE THERE NO OPENLY GAY MALE TENNIS PLAYERS?

There have been cracks of homophobia every sport I’ve vered, but for the most part I’ve felt like I uld jt be myself and none of that would be an issue. Zeigler: Has beg gay ever been a problem for you your sports wrg reer? They n sense that I’m gay (or they know bee I’ve now been around for a few years and don’t hold back on social media or person) and they n be mpy wh me if ’s an appropriate time, or jt let their guard down.

Zeigler: Have you had athlet, ach or other media profsnals talk to you about beg gay, them lookg for sights or advice about how to handle their own personal liv? I n’t tell you how many emails I’ve gotten, or Twter msag, om young wrers, gay or not, who are after advice.

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McCarvel: I thk the funnt part of my job for me is the reactn I get om other gay men I meet New York when I’m home or travelg for work. Zeigler: Fally, any good stori (that I n prt) om your life about beg gay and a sports wrer?

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McCarvel: I’ve been so honored to have worked wh the gay athlet that I have: Jason Colls has bee a iend; I’ve gotten to wre featur on figure skaters Eric Radford and Adam Rippon after they me out.

Moreover, I’ve learned so much about gay culture all over the world: Melbourne, London, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Sydney, R. Do he not know I’m gay?

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