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COMMISSNER ROGER GOOLL QUICKLY SET THE TONE FOR REACTNS TO THE NFL'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER: 'REPRENTATN MATTERS'

XFL center judge Amanda Ser-Cook is the first openly gay official a major natnal profsnal football league. * gay nfl referee *

But Ser-Cook is breakg new ground as the first openly gay official to work a major natnal profsnal football league, last year the short-lived Alliance of Amerin Football and this year the XFL. The head of officials for the Atlanta chapter of the Natnal Gay Flag Football League was there, heard me, and suggted I e help out on the weekends. “Sce I me out at 20, [beg gay] on the field has never been an issue, and has never been a terrent, ” he said.

[avatar er=”lewisj163″ size=”thumbnail” align=”left” /]Football Zebras wrer Josh Lewis has officiated adult flag-football leagu, cludg the Natnal Flag Football League of Atlanta, the Chigo Metropolan Sports Associatn, the New York Gay Football League, and the Natnal Gay Flag Football League. The person revealed they were gay, and Pham’s promotn to the NFL gave them hope that they, too, uld fe a siar path. Rairs fensive leman Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay.

NFL Commissner Roger Gooll offered his support to Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib, who ma history on Monday when he beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay.

GAY PAC-12 REFEREE HAS BEEN WH HIS PARTNER FOR 29 YEARS. NOW HE'S G OUT TO HELP OTHERS.

Steve Strimlg says beg gay has never stopped him om advancg as a football official. Now a whe hat referee the Pac-12, he wants to e out publicly to help others. * gay nfl referee *

"I jt want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay, " Nassib said..

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Already on ESPN and Fox Sports every tumn Saturday, Strimlg certaly don't seek some form of notoriety as a gay referee football, Ameri's most powerful cultural stutn. The articl I read about other gay people sports each say how much they helped others. If someone los assignments bee he's gay?

OPENLY GAY PRO-FOOTBALL REFEREE AMANDA SER-COOK WILL BE PART OF DIVERSE XFL OFFICIATG CREW

Ser-Cook beme the first openly gay referee profsnal football history when she worked for the Alliance of Amerin Football last year. * gay nfl referee *

Through all, beg gay hasn't held him back om advancg as an official. "I've never thought beg gay was hard for me at all. Take me beg gay away and I had the same good and bad thgs my life as anyone else.

EFL REFEREE JAM ADCK: ‘I’M AN OPENLY GAY MAN FOOTBALL’

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Strimlg rri himself wh a ep self-nfince that has eed him om the fears drivg so many other gay people sports om sharg their te selv.

MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 104-YEAR HISTORY

The Natnal Football League clared, "Football is gay," a vio shared on Twter on Monday rponse to player Carl Nassib's g out. * gay nfl referee *

"Losg those years as an official wasn't bee I was gay - It was bee I was an asshole.

Still, Strimlg unrstands that his experienc - largely ee om homophobia - are partly a byproduct of livg Los Angel at a time when society's perspectiv of gay people are changg rapidly.

NFL PROUDLY CLAR 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW VIO

Last year Outsports ran the story of a closeted gay high school and llege official Louisiana who had seen and heard btal homophobia om fans and his fellow officials. Other gay officials at some of llege's hight levels have shared wh me a fear of losg assignments if they talk about beg married to their hband.

RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB ANNOUNC HE’S GAY, AN N.F.L. FIRST

While Strimlg -- never a "Wt Hollywood, go out to the clubs kd of guy" -- has certaly heard homophobic language on the field and the locker room over the years -- "that's how guys talk" -- he personally will not tolerate other gay officials losg opportuni bee of who they are. That's not bee Michael and I are gay.

While plenty of people officiatg know about his fay, he unrstands there are still pockets of football where gay people are not pletely unrstood. The league will employ seven female officials, cludg Amanda Ser-Cook, who ma history last year as the first openly gay referee to work a major profsnal football league, when she served as a center judge for the short-lived Alliance of Amerin Football. Openly gay Pac-12 official Steve Strimlg is the ordator of officials, mirrorg the role he held the AAF.

EFL referee Jam Adck has spoken publicly about beg an openly gay man , speakg on the BBC’s LGBT Sport Podst, said he has received nothg but support om lleagu wh football after first g out a ago and hop that will not change now. “And, to be hont, there’s been tert om lleagu sayg, ‘I’m proud of you Jam, that you’re able to be openly gay sport, ’ bee they know the barriers that are still place.

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Gay Pac-12 referee has been wh his partner for 29 years. Now he's g out to help others. - Outsports .

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