Kev Bazeley, 56, was discharged 1995 after he was 'outed' as gay while servg at RAF Kloss and said Rishi Sunak's apology relatn to the historic discrimatn was "long overdue"
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- JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
- GAY RAF VETERAN RELLS BTAL 'WCH-HUNTS' AS PM MAK 'LONG OVERDUE' APOLOGY
- WHO IS KEV MAXEN? MEET NFL'S FIRST GAY MALE ACH
- JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU
- AS GAY AS THE DAY IS LONG
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY
JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach major North Amerin men's sports after g out publicly an terview wh Outsports. * gay as day is long *
Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach major North Amerin men's sports after g out publicly an terview wh Outsports.
”Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach the NFL and all of major Amerin men's pro sports, acrdg to Outsports.
GAY RAF VETERAN RELLS BTAL 'WCH-HUNTS' AS PM MAK 'LONG OVERDUE' APOLOGY
* gay as day is long *
" San Francis 49ers assistant Katie Sowers, a pneer among female ach the NFL, me out as the the league's first openly gay ach 2017, acrdg to Outsports. He add that he reached out last year for advice on g out om former Las Vegas Rairs lebacker Carl Nassib, who beme the first active openly gay player NFL history 2021.
A gay veteran who was thrown out of the RAF after his sexualy was exposed has scribed the ighteng paranoia and "nstant" fear which loured his time the ary. It was illegal to be gay the Brish ary until 2000, wh 'outed' veterans discharged and even jailed. The report - led by Bra's first openly gay judge Lord Etherton - advised veterans affected be given a fancial reward and public apology as part of 49 remendatns.
WHO IS KEV MAXEN? MEET NFL'S FIRST GAY MALE ACH
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 as day is long *
Addrsg MPs, Mr Sunak said: "Many endured the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic bullyg and harassment all while bravely servg this untry. " The review heard acunts of "disgraceful" medil examatns, and nversn therapy dished out to those found to be gay.
But Lord Etherton labelled "prehensible policy of homophobic bigotry". "From the moment that I admted to myself that I was gay and me out to myself that fear was nstant, " he said. "Although I’d e out to myself I was very much closeted regards the gay world.
JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU
" While he adms there was often an "uptick c jok" if there was news of someone another squadron who'd been outed, he said he rarely tected any overt homophobia om those around him. Kev's wallet had been found and a membership rd to a gay social club.
AS GAY AS THE DAY IS LONG
In prev years those servg who were found to be gay were imprisoned ary jails but by the 90s "thgs had relaxed" largely, he explaed.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY
"You were still arrted, you were still taken to RAF police, terview rooms, you were qutned about aspects of your personal else did you know on the mp that was gay? You had SIB who were mped outsi of gay bars, jt makg note of who was gog there and wag for the moment they saw someone who they thought was the servic.
Kev Maxen me out as gay an exclive terview wh Outsports. Based on the reactn om the team, he need not have worried about g out sooner, as owner Shad Khan said to ESPN:Kev Maxen was also helped by Carl Nassib, who ma history as the first openly gay active NFL player.