Jaguars assistant Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's pro sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer.
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- ‘DON’T BE AAID,’ NHL’S AARON EKBLAD TELLS GAY ATHLET
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
- FLORIDA PANTHERS’ AARON EKBLAD TO GAY ATHLET SRED OF COMG OUT: “DON’T BE AAID.”
‘DON’T BE AAID,’ NHL’S AARON EKBLAD TELLS GAY ATHLET
The Gay Men’s Chos of South Florida will sg the Natnal Anthem and Pri ps will be available Pantherland at FLA Live Arena wh all proceeds benefg the Florida Panthers Foundatn. Asi om the Staals, they all did, cludg star goaltenr Sergei Bobrovsky, who stood fiance of the recent expansn of Rsian gay propaganda laws, which prohib the sharg of posive rmatn about LGBT celebratn of “Pri Night” across the league has bee a ntroversy across the league this year, largely bee of the Rsian laws, which several teams have ed as a reason to dch special Pri-themed warm-up jerseys.
Florida Panthers fenseman Aaron Ekblad lls himself an ally of the LGBT muny and has a msage for gay athlet nervo about g out. Although homophobic talk still occurs locker rooms, Ekblad believ that overall, society’s tolerance for and acceptance of LGBT people has progrsed. The biggt game-changer will be an out active gay or bi athlete the NFL, NBA, NHL or MLB.
Samoskevich left the Universy of Michigan after his sophomore season to jo the Charlotte Checkers for the AHL playoffs and then signed his ELC wh the Panthers and practiced wh the team durg the postseason.
JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
SUNRISE (CBSMiami) -- The Florida Panthers will host an event at the BB&T center Saturday night for gay players and fans. The vatn is extend to all of the natnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr muny. Whether 's someone the gay muny or someone any other muny...
-- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn.
Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report. He appears alongsi basketball player Brtney Grer, who intifi as lbian; skateboarr Lacey Baker, who intifi as queer; and 41-year-old skateboardg legend Brian Anrson, who me out as gay last year.
FLORIDA PANTHERS’ AARON EKBLAD TO GAY ATHLET SRED OF COMG OUT: “DON’T BE AAID.”
Maly, he felt prsured to be straight or at least hi beg gay, and he was sred that a negative reactn to his te sexual orientatn would harm his reer. NHL missner Gary Bettman has empowered this, sayg he fully supports players who share their homophobia.