LPGA golfer Alena Sharp talks for the first time about beg gay - Outsports

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By Sam WemanAn openly gay athlete the ttosterone-filled world of male profsnal sports isn't the radil thought was even a year ago. The NBA's Jason Colls, after g out a Sports Illtrated...

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FAMEWATCHER SEARCH PRIMARY MENU SKIP TO NTENT HOMECELEBRY HAIR TRANSPLANTCELEBRY PLASTIC SURGERYCELEBRY LEATHER JACKETBODY SHAPER SEARCH FOR: GAY MALE ATHLETGAY GOLFERS LIST: PGA PLAYERS, PROS, AND COLLEGE ATHLET

A very short gay golfers list on PGA tour, llege athlet, golf pros. Tadd Fujikawa is first ever out pro golfer. Also clu Greg Fzgerald and Chris Noble * gay lpga members *

Now, Pri Month is shouted loudly, thanks to those players, like Mel Reid, who’ve publicly shared their homosexualy and all those wh the Tour’s fay who’ve supported them. “Pri month for me is all about cln, ” says Reid, who me out as Gay to the tens of lns of LPGA fans late 2018. Ined, Pri Month falls June to honor the Stonewall Demonstratns New York Cy that began on June 28, 1968, and lasted several days as thoands took to the streets to mand equal rights for the Gay muny.

WHERE ARE ALL THE GAY GOLFERS?

* gay lpga members *

On one hand, there are no out gay profsnal golfers. This is disappotg bee there are certa to be gay players the profsnal golf circu.

What is holdg back the male gay players om g out? The first profsnal male golfer to e out as gay is nsired to be Tadd Fujikawa of the Uned Stat. This may, part, expla the plete absence of a gay profsnal golfer.

WHO ARE THE GAY PLAYERS ON THE LPGA?

There also rema stanc of homophobic slurs on the greens and the locker rooms.

WOMEN’S GOLF ALUMN RYANN O’TOOLE DISCS LIFE AS AN OPENLY GAY ATHLETE

Gay Golfers List: PGA Players, Pros, and College Athlet. After our Grandma Aka read our post on Gay Wrtlers, she was like, “Ohhh, I didn’t know there are many of them. After all, there are probably thoands of wrtlers out there grapplg for the big dogs like WWE and the Lucha Unrground as well as the ls known on the die wa, this is supposed to be a gay golfers list, why are we gettg distracted by wrtlg?

” [Via The Guardian]Another gay golfer featured on Outsports is Chris Noble who played for the golf team of the Holy Cross College at Notre Dame. And Anrson Cooper would not publicly e out as gay for another 30 years.

LYNCH: GAY MEN ARE NEARLY VISIBLE GOLF, BUT WE’RE NOT NON-EXISTENT

There was a time when players feared fan reactn, wonred what might mean for endorsement als and were told worried whispers that tournaments might lose sponsors if players were openly gay. It was a time when tour officials quietly suggted to gay players that low-key was the way to go. Televisn brought posive portrayals of gay people to Ameri’s livg rooms and lns found the to be people they liked.

As more people me out, virtually everyone disvered they had a fay member or iend who is gay. When Reid, 31, publicly me out December and moved to Florida om England to foc on her LPGA reer, a large part of the cisn was to give back to the gay muny ways a prev generatn uldn’t. “It was even more difficult for those players who were thought to be gay.

Players didn’t hi beg gay, but they weren’t open about eher. But societal norms dictated that this open secret rema a secret, which placed gay players the awkward posn of obftg who they really are. ] I felt that the tour was a different place, sponsors were more performance-driven and the public was gettg more e to the gay life style.

ARE THERE GAY PLAYERS ON THE PGA TOUR? BRANDT SNEKER SAYS ODDS ARE Y

“The feedback I got om our fans was far more rewardg that the money I received om my new gay sponsor, ” Jon says.

Mel Reid is a hero for makg certa more gay voic are heard. As of 2022, around 20 percent of WNBA players are openly gay. A poll nducted by Pk News found that participants ranked tennis as the most gay-iendly sport.

Though an timate om New Zealand Golf Magaze stat that anywhere om 10–14 percent of golfers are likely to be gay, the number of out profsnal golfers is low. In 2018, Tadd once aga ma PGA history, beg the first male player to openly e out as gay.

LPGA GOLFER ALENA SHARP TALKS FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT BEG GAY

Not only was I gettg ed to a new facily, I was also tryg to figure out which -workers I uld tst and which members might be OK wh me beg gay.

However, there have still been no openly gay men to play the PGA Tour or Masters. So, is so shockg that homophobia would also be prevalent on the urse and the untry clubs? Homophobic and anti-trans sentiments seem to be a staple tradnal nservative valu, as shown by recent legislatn such as the “Don’t Say Gay” bills phed by Republin lears like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

In his article, Wn scrib the golf urse as “a place some people n ngregate and e racist, misogynist and homophobic terms and get away wh bee ‘they’re at a golf urse. ’” Look no further for proof than profsnal Jt Thomas sayg a homophobic slur at a tournament 2021.

81 PERCENT PGA TOUR PRO SURVEY THK THERE'S A GAY PRO ON TOUR

Be notified when an answer is postedAdd your answer:Earn +20 ptsQ: Who are the Gay Players on the LPGA? Durg her four years as an unrgraduate, O’Toole was the only openly gay stunt-athlete at UCLA.

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class="jss211 jss212"><div class="MuiBox-root jss213"><figure class="jss214 jss215" style="max-width:1600px"><img src="></figure></div><p class="MuiBox-root jss216"><span class="MuiBox-root jss217"></span></p></div></div><div class="MuiBox-root jss218"><div class="MuiContaer-root MuiContaer-maxWidthLg" data-cy="article-body"><div class="MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-ntaer MuiGrid-spacg-xs-6 MuiGrid-jtify-ntent-xs-center"><div class="MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-em MuiGrid-grid-xs-12 MuiGrid-grid-md-8"><div class="MuiBox-root jss219"><div class="jss220 jss221"><div class="rich-paragraph">The visn has evolved recent years, through natural progrsns and nsc efforts alike.</div><div class="rich-paragraph">Unrstandg the importance of greater cln and diversy wh golf, the PGA of Ameri has taken actn to be a more welg statn for the LGBTQ+ muny. From partnerg staable activi and engagements to spearheadg groundbreakg gtur, the PGA is workg to engage the historilly unengaged group beyond Pri Month, which ns throughout June and provis a chance to create better awarens for the unrserved muny.</div><div class="rich-paragraph">Recent reports peg the LGBTQ+ market’s global spendg power at nearly <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u>$4 trilln</u></a>, and the Uned Stat, <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u>Forb</u></a> has that number at more than $900 billn. </div><div class="rich-paragraph">The PGA’s actn is makg a difference for PGA Profsnals and the golf dtry as a whole. This was noted throughout the first-ever <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u>Pri Day</u></a> virtual panel -- a discsn on ways to advance LBGTQ+ cln the sport, workforce and golf dtry -- last summer durg PGA Champnship Week at TPC Hardg Park San Francis, and ’s ntued through the PGA’s 2021 Champnships.</div><figure class="jss214 jss222" style="max-width:1000px"><img src=" alt="Pri Day Pro-Am at TPC Hardg Park."/><div class="MuiBox-root jss223">Pri Day Pro-Am at TPC Hardg Park.</div></figure><div class="rich-paragraph"></div><div class="rich-paragraph">“It really means so much to have the PGA’s support over the last few years,” said Greg Fzgerald, an openly gay PGA Profsnal the Northern California Sectn who started the<a href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <u>Pri Pro-Am</u></a> at TPC Hardg Park 2019. “Personally, ’s benefted my life a posive way … bee I’ve fally been able to be myself. I’ve never felt more fortable at work and on the golf urse than over the past few years, and ’s bee of the PGA’s new visn.”</div><div class="rich-paragraph">Some of the actns haven’t been over the top, but they have been symbolic and meangful for golf and the LGBTQ+ muny. Durg Pri Day at last year’s Champnship and addn to a Pri Panel, Hardg Park’s entryways were led wh Pri flags, and Pri ps were proudly worn by some players and PGA employe alike. All of was part of the “Pri at the PGA” mpaign, a jot venture wh San Francis Pri to give the LGBTQ+ muny a platform for visibily and unrstandg, so that all felt wele to jo the game, the workforce and the dtry’s supply cha.</div><div class="rich-paragraph">The flags turned to a photo engagement opportuny durg the week, and the ps were swiped up a hurry.</div><div class="rich-paragraph">“In the past, I never would’ve thought I’d see a Pri logo and a PGA of Ameri logo si by si,” Fzgerald said, “but now that I have, I thk means that the future of the dtry om an cln standpot is bright.”</div><figure class="jss214 jss224" style="max-width:1000px"><img src="><div class="MuiBox-root jss225"></div></figure><div class="rich-paragraph"></div><div class="rich-paragraph">And ’s also gettg brighter part bee of PGA LEAD. PGA LEAD is a learship velopment program signed to help PGA Members om a variety of backgrounds, inti, and abili ascend to volunteer learship posns wh the PGA’s ernance stcture. Addnally, the PGA’s staff clus multiple people who are openly part of the LGBTQ+ muny and are proud to be part of the PGA team a variety of areas.</div><h6 class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h6 MuiTypography-gutterBottom">An clive and welg environment for the LGBTQ+ bs and social muni.</h6><div class="rich-paragraph">Durg the 2017 PGA Champnship at Quail Hollow Charlotte, North Carola, the PGA worked wh the Carolas LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CLGBTCC) to intify bs and muny engagement opportuni that uld be staed beyond the Champnship. Prr to the event, LGBTQ+-owned bs were featured at the Diverse Bs Supplier Opportuny Exchange, so they uld vie to be part of the Champnship’s operatns.</div><div class="rich-paragraph">In 2019, the PGA also partnered wh <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u>Athlete Ally</u></a>, an anizatn foced on endg rampant homophobia and transphobia sport and to activate the athletic muny to exercise their learship to champn LGBTQI+ equaly. The PGA and Athlete Ally livered tn to PGA employe to advance tn, awarens and greater unrstandg about LGBTQ+ cln.</div><div class="rich-paragraph">The cln of small, lol and diverse-owned bs n drive creativy and spire novatn. That’s why durg last month’s PGA Champnship at Kiawah Island, South Carola, PGA VendorMatch and PGA JobMatch programs showed the PGA’s mment to cludg LGBTQ+-owned bs biddg opportuni and bs operatns, facilated through the Natnal LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) -- the PGA has been a member of the Chamber sce 2016 -- and CLGBTCC, among other strategic partnerships. This is ntug through the 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Champnship Atlanta, the 43rd Ryr Cup at Whistlg Stras Kohler, Wisns, and future Champnship events.</div><div class="rich-paragraph">TP Corporate Lodgg, Inc., which provis hog servic for some of the PGA’s vendors around Champnship events, is one bs relatnship that has veloped out of the NGLCC partnership wh PGA VendorMatch.</div><div class="rich-paragraph">“The PGA actively participat both the NGLCC Procurement Council and the Corporate Advisory Council,” said Greg Shbur, Vice Print of Corporate Relatns for the NGLCC. “The uncils have allowed to engage discsns on LGBT-clive supplier diversy, supplier trends and promotg new opportuni among lleagu across all dtry sectors.</div><div class="rich-paragraph">“The PGA is helpg NGLCC advance the notn, profsnal sports and across every dtry, that an enomy that wel everyone benefs everyone. 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