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Profsnal bowler Stt Norton publicly announced yterday that he is gay via a post on the Profsnal Bowler's Associatn webse. Norton, who was award the PBA Rookie of the Year Award, was spired by the g out of Phoenix Suns Print & CEO Rick Welts earlier this week. Read…

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PRO BOWLER ANTHONY PEPE: 'GOD MA ME A BETIFUL, RPECTFUL, GENUE GAY MAN'

Profsnal Bowler Anthony Pepe me out publicly on Facebook this week, tellg his followers they n uniend him if they n't rpect him beg gay. * gay professional bowlers *

The 29-year-old Californian figur to garner more of a spotlight this season after last week beg what is believed to be the first active athlete men’s profsnal sports to clare he is gay. “Up until (Thursday), I didn’t feel a need to say, ‘Hi, I’m Stt and I’m gay.

Norton said he was motivated by claratns that Phoenix Suns print and chief executive Rick Welts ma about beg gay a May 15 article the New York Tim. Welts, 58, is reportedly the first man a proment posn men’s sports to publicly clare his homosexualy.

He told the newspaper he wants to mentor other gay people who seek to pursue a reer sports. “I hope I n make easier for a young bowler who might be gay or for other gay profsnal athlet, ” he said.

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

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. * gay professional bowlers *

He said he has already heard them when people didn’t know he was gay. Profsnal Bowler Anthony Pepe me out as gay on his Facebook page yterday, tellg iends and followers that he is proud to be gay:. I n't believe I'm sayg this after 26 years but God ma me a betiful, rpectful, genue gay man.

14 NFL PRO BOWLERS SAY THEY WOULD WELE A GAY TEAMMATE

Profsnal bowler Anthony Pepe tells his "betiful haters" that he didn’t choose to be gay, he jt got lucky. * gay professional bowlers *

Wh such an anti-homosexualy society, I'd rather choose to be straight (sadly sayg).

But I'm proud of myself for beg gay, for beg me.

PROFSNAL BOWLER FEELS ‘DAMN LUCKY’ TO BE GAY

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Pepe jos out gay profsnal bowler Stt Norton, who me out as gay several years ago. ESPN later showed Norton kissg his hband after a tournament w, which we believe was the first time ESPN showed a "gay kiss. 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. 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.

STT NORTON WAS THE FACE OF THE GAY COMMUNY ON PBA TOURSTT NORTON WAS THE FACE OF THE GAY COMMUNY ON PBA TOUR

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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. Magrath helped thor a study that found that male athlet who me out as gay while still playg sports were largely met wh acceptance by their teammat.

Robbie Rogers ma history 2013 when he took the field for the Los Angel Galaxy after as the first openly gay player profsnal U. NBA player Jason Colls, who me out 2013 while he was still playg the league, later told NPR " went great" when he scribed the perd after announcg he was gay. After Michael Sam beme the first openly gay athlete to be drafted to the NFL 2014, then-Miami Dolphs safety Don Jon tweeted "horrible, " rultg penalti and a spensn.

David Kopay, a former NFL nng back who me out 1975, was unable to land a profsnal achg job after he announced publicly that he was gay. There are key differenc the cultur of men's and women's athletics While few active players the major men's sports leagu have e out, many female profsnal athlet have said publicly that they're gay, om U.

GAY PRO BOWLER STT NORTON AND HIS HBAND SPEAK OUT ABOUT THEIR MARRIAGE: VIDEO

— There are no openly gay players the NFL but I did fd support om 14 Pro Bowlers if one ever cis to e out. After practic this week for the Pro Bowl Orlando, I asked 18 players for their thoughts on the Pulse nightclub shootg, LGBT issu and havg a gay teammate. Here are the relevant answers om the 14 players on havg a gay teammate:.

Walt Aikens (Miami Dolphs fensive back): “I really don’t know if that [beg gay] has anythg to do wh anybody’s abily to play football. If they’re gay, they’re gay. We would treat any [gay] player wh open arms.

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