Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen out as gay a first for US-based pro leagu | AP News

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• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

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

For lbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenr people, realizg their sexual orientatn or genr inty and sharg that rmatn wh fay and iends is often a gradual procs that n unfold over a seri of years.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

A majory of employed LGBT adults say their workplac are acceptg of people who are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

And some 54% say all or most of the important people their life know that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. Lbians and gay men are more likely than bisexuals to have told at least one close iend about their sexual orientatn (96% of gay men and 94% of lbians, pared wh 79% of bisexuals). And they are much more likely to say that most of the people who are important to them know about this aspect of their life: 77% of gay men and 71% of lbians say all or most people know, pared wh 28% of bisexuals.

Among all LGBT adults, those wh a llege gree are more likely than those who have not graduated om llege to say all or most of the important people their life know they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (64% vs. Lbian, gay and bisexual survey rponnts were asked how old they were when they first felt they might be somethg other than straight or heterosexual.

Gay men report, on average, thkg around age 10 that they might not be straight.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS

Among gay men, about four--ten (38%) say they were younger than 10 when they first felt they were not heterosexual. The vast majory of lbians, gay men and bisexuals say they were their teens or younger when they first started to feel they might not be straight. Gay men are the least likely to report first havg the feelgs their twenti or beyond: 3% say they were 20 or olr, pared wh 14% of lbians and 15% of bisexuals.

15 Among LGBT adults who say they know for sure that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (92%), 17 is the median age at which they say they knew.

One--five say they knew for sure they were lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr when they were their twenti, and 8% say wasn’t until they were 30 or olr. Aga, gay men reached this tone, on average, sooner than lbians and bisexuals. The median age at which gay men say they were sure they were gay is 15.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

The next step the procs for many people is tellg a close iend or fay member that you are or might be lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. Some 4% of gay men and 5% of lbians say the fact that their sexual orientatn has not e up wh close iends or fay members.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

The median age is slightly lower for gay men (18) than lbians (21) or bisexuals (20).