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JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN RECEIV OVERWHELMG SUPPORT AFTER G OUT AS GAY
Major profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay. Last Febary, Maxen nnected wh lebacker Carl Nassib, who beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay 2021, as he navigated a path forward. Bh om March 2001 to Febary ParsonsIs He Gay?
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McGregor has prevly played gay Velvet Goldme, I Love You Phillip Morris, and The Pillow Book. In a recent terview wh The Hollywood Reporter, the longtime actor known for his inic parts tl like Star Wars and Traspottg and who is portrayg legendary gay, Amerin fashn signer Roy Halston Frowick the upg Ryan Murphy-produced Netflix seri Halston, was asked to weigh on current cultural discsns about non-queer actors takg on queer rol, pecially sce LGBTQ+ actors do not get as many opportuni or cril acclaim as their straight unterparts.
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