Kev Maxen, Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach, is the first male ach a major U.S. men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.
Contents:
- THE NBA HAS AN OPENLY GAY PLAYER: WHAT CHANG?
- THREAD: NBA HOTON ROCKETS PLAYER JALEN GREEN PATS HIS NAILS( 1ST GAY NBA PLAYER)?
- JASON COLLS, FIRST OPENLY GAY ATHLETE TO PLAY NBA, MAK U.S. SPORTS HISTORY
- JASON COLLS SAYS HE'S GAY
- JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE NFL ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
- JAGS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE NFL COACH TO PUBLICLY COME OUT AS GAY
- JASON COLLS, FIRST OPENLY GAY NBA PLAYER, REFLECTS ON LEGACY, LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL
THE NBA HAS AN OPENLY GAY PLAYER: WHAT CHANG?
NBA center Jason Colls announced that he is gay Sports Illtrated and ma history as the first active male pro athlete to e out. Kobe Bryant and even the print chimed wh support. NPR's Neal Conan reads om a variety of opns on the signifince of this moment. * 1st gay nba player *
I'm black, and I'm gay.
And, you know, for - I thk a lot of young people out there who, you know, are, you know, gay or lbian who are stgglg wh the issu; to see a role mol like that who's unaaid, I thk 's a great So athlet, ach, we want to hear om you.
THREAD: NBA HOTON ROCKETS PLAYER JALEN GREEN PATS HIS NAILS( 1ST GAY NBA PLAYER)?
NBA center Jason Colls on Monday announced that he's gay a story for Sports Illtrated, beg the first active player one of the four major Amerin profsnal team sports to announce that he is gay. * 1st gay nba player *
Today, almost all topics are evolvg around the g out of the gay NBA player. In 2011, Charl Barkley, a man known for his mon sense but never for his tact, said plaly, he was sure that every player has played wh gay guys; and went on: It bothers me when I hear the reporters and jocks get on TV and say oh, no guy n e out as a team sport. I'd rather have a gay guy who n play than a straight guy who n't 's get a ller .
JASON COLLS, FIRST OPENLY GAY ATHLETE TO PLAY NBA, MAK U.S. SPORTS HISTORY
* 1st gay nba player *
And I've had been on a llegiate swim team wh gay men, several gay men.
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JASON COLLS SAYS HE'S GAY
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JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE NFL ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
There are homophobic chants that are popular among some of the crowds I don't unrstand that at all.
JAGS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE NFL COACH TO PUBLICLY COME OUT AS GAY
There was Chris Brosard, the NBA analyst on ESPN, on an edn of "Outsi the L, " where he scribed homosexualy as an open rebelln to God.
JASON COLLS, FIRST OPENLY GAY NBA PLAYER, REFLECTS ON LEGACY, LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL
Brosard said that durg a segment, also clud gay ESPN lumnist Liz - LZ Granrson rather. And if you're livg openly unrepentant s, whatever may be, not jt homosexualy, adultery, fornitn, pre-maral sex between homosexuals, whatever may be, I believe that's walkg open rebelln to God and to J Christ. And I'm really glad to e this as a teachg opportuny to be like, look, you n be gay and do anythg you want.