R.I.P. Stephen Pieters, a Gay Mister Wh AIDS Interviewed by Tammy Faye Bakker - POZ

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• HIV AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE U.S.
• R.I.P. STEPHEN PIETERS, A GAY MISTER WH AIDS INTERVIEWED BY TAMMY FAYE BAKKER
• HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
• DO ALL GAY PEOPLE HAVE AIDS?
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR U.S. PRO LEAGUE TO E OUT AS GAY
• I AM GAY: 5 THGS I FEAR

HIV AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE U.S.

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R.I.P. STEPHEN PIETERS, A GAY MISTER WH AIDS INTERVIEWED BY TAMMY FAYE BAKKER

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HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS

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DO ALL GAY PEOPLE HAVE AIDS?

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The Reverend Stephen Pieters, the openly gay mister wh AIDS who ma natnal headl 1985 when he appeared on Tammy Faye Bakker’s evangelil TV show, died July 8, 2023, Los Angel. ) The segment marked a groundbreakg moment the early years of the HIV epimic, puttg a face to a disease—and to homosexualy—that most Amerins, pecially nservative Christians, feared and misunrstood. “It really rocked the nservative Christian muny and kd of rocked the gay and lbian muny as well, ” Pieters said.

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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR U.S. PRO LEAGUE TO E OUT AS GAY

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In this story:Jacksonville JaguarsJaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen beme the first publicly-known male ach Amerin men’s profsnal sports to e out as gay Thursday.Maxen spoke wh Outsports to share his journey and why he’s choosg to e out publicly.“I don’t want to feel like I have to thk about anymore,” Maxen said.

I want to be vol support of people livg how they want to live, but I also want to jt live and not feel fear about how people will react.”Maxen, who has been wh his partner Nick for over two years, exprsed that the ntued support om the people around him helped him feel fortable to share his news.“It wasn’t until recently—and wh the immense love and support of my fay, my iends, lleagu and peers, and the urage and sacrifice om my partner—that I realized I have the right and rponsibily to love and be loved, and that maybe sharg this will hopefully give someone else the strength to accept their own life and take ntrol of their own story,” Maxen said.Maxen also noted that he reached out to Carl Nassib, who is the only known gay NFL player the league right now, back Feb. Social and stctural issu—such as HIV stigma, homophobia, discrimatn, poverty, and limed accs to high-qualy health re—fluence health out and ntue to drive equi. Get the latt data on HIV among gay and bisexual men and fd out how CDC is makg a difference.

I AM GAY: 5 THGS I FEAR

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“I don’t want to feel like I have to lie about who I am seeg, or why I am livg wh someone else, " the Jaguars' strength ach said a recent terviewAPThe NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars strength ach, Kev Maxen, has e out as gay — makg him the first male ach a U. Related: Bucneers' Carl Nassib, First Openly Gay NFL Star, Says 'I'm Not Hidg'“You have other ach who have signifint others, and they’re talkg about their signifint others, ” Maxen said. ”Related: 49ers' Katie Sowers Will Be the First Female, Openly Gay Coach at the Super BowlThe ach, who primarily works wh the Jaguars’ offensive and fensive lemen to create a work out regime for the team, said a surge of recent support om those close to him gave him the urage he need to make the revelatn.

"Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's ee daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the bt of what PEOPLE has to offer, om juicy celebry news to pellg human-tert Maxen is believed to be the first male ach to have e out publicly as gay, there have been a few female ach U. This clus Katie Sowers, who had been an assistant wh the San Francis 49ers durg their 2020 n the Super to players, there have only been 16 the history of the NFL to e out as gay or bisexual as of September 2022, per Outsports. Do all gay people have AIDS?