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Two athlet recently g out has highlighted the arth of openly gay players the world of U.S. men's profsnal sports, often dubbed "the last closet" for s lack of LGBTQ reprentatn.

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GAY PLAYER LE PROKOP SH AS EDMONTON WS WTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE TLE

Former 2013 MKR nttant Le H who entered the petn wh his close iend Stt Goodg has e out as gay. He and his partner plan to marry. * luke hines gay *

'We're totally mted': Former MKR star Le H says he and boyiend Tyron Lawls plan to tie the knot spe Asie gay marriage laws Published: 03:44 BST, 2 March 2015 | Updated: 03:01 BST, 3 March 2015.

Le H knew there was somethg special about Tyron Lawls when he spotted him across a rtrant now, the former My Kchen Rul star says he and his handsome barman be are so happy together that they plan to tie the 31, told New Ia on Monday that the six month-strong relatnship is certaly headg that directn, spe the Atralian ernment not legalisg gay marriage, jt down for vio 'Wow, he's stunng! ”This is spe the ernment still not legalisg gay marriage. Ls than a year ago, Le Prokop me out as gay, beg the first top hockey prospect to do so.

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It was the first tle for the Oil Kgs sce 2014 and pped a banner year for Prokop, a fenseman who me out as gay as a member of the Nashville Predators anizatn last July and shed after beg trad to Edmonton. I thk I've found a new market efficiency hockey: if you have an openly gay player on your team, you w.

When Nashville Predators prospect Le Prokop me out this week, was the first time an active player unr ntract to an NHL team had ever publicly acknowledged they were gay. Overnight, Prokop's announcement doubled the number of out gay athlet currently playg the untry's four major men's sports — football, basketball, baseball and hockey.

They also highlighted the arth of openly gay players the hypermascule world of U. Though many retired former players have e out, is more unual for male profsnal athlet to say they are gay while still playg. Gay male athlet face cultural barriers Part of the reason for the lack of out gay players men's profsnal sports uld be that there are jt fewer of them the game.

WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS

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Rory Magrath, a rearcher at Solent Universy England, has suggted that 's possible gay men are unrreprented profsnal sports. "Gay men are a fe rource, so they n't exist great numbers every quarter, " Magrath told "Gay men are overreprented some areas, and as a nsequence are gog to be unrreprented sports.

That uld be due to the mascule culture at the center of the major sports, experts say, creatg an environment that is ls welg to gay athlet.

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