Jags' Maxen is first male Amerin pro sports ach to e out as gay - ESPN

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• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• NFL COACH COM OUT AS GAY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN IS FIRST AMERIN MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY
• GAY PEOPLE WHO E OUT LATER LIFE FACE UNIQUE OBSTACL
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• MY HBAND'S SECRET GAY LIFE
• "I REALIZED I WAS GAY": MEN WHO CAME OUT LATER IN LIFE ARE SHARG WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR THEM TO REVEAL THAT TTH AND LIVE AUTHENTILLY

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. Per Outsports, as of September 2022, there have only ever been 16 players NFL history to publicly e out as gay or bisexual.

NFL COACH COM OUT AS GAY

Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay 2021. Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league. "When I was younger I thought I was straight, bee I was more attracted to women, and I didn't know there were more optns bis gay and straight.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

In a now-leted tweet that was screenshotted by celebry gossip and news se The Jasme Brand and posted to Instagram, the 45-year-old crooner, who is bt known for his early '90s classics like "Can We Talk" and "I'm Ready," reportedly nfirmed that he is gay to a fan.

"My mom keeps tellg me Luther Vandross, Teddy Penrgrass, and Tev Campbell were gay," the fan's tweet read, to which Campbell simply quote-tweeted and said, "Tev is," acpanied by the rabow flag and sunglass emojis. Then Augt, durg an terview wh People Magaze's Every Day podst, the R&B star remisced about his s-long reer the mic/entertament dtry so far, while also givg listeners a rare glimpse to his personal life and nfirmg that he do intify as a gay man."When I me out to my fay and iends [at] about 19 or 20, that was for me," he told People about g out to those clost to him life years ago. The edian, actor, and star of the NBC's The Carmichael Show me out as gay April durg his HBO Max edy show Rothaniel."After that was out the open, I was left alone feelg like a liar, bee I had a secret," Carmichael said durg one pot his special, openg up about how he ught his father cheatg on his mother when he was younger and how he also had a secret of his own that he was hidg.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

And the secret is that I'm gay." He ntued: "I'm acceptg the love, I really appreciate the love. The popular and credibly private vio game streamer, who is most known for playg Mecraft and for streamg on Twch, me out an April Twter Q&A wh his followers when he was asked by a fan what his favore moment the gay, romantic, teen Netflix seri Heartstopper was. Lkg a bunch of prev tweets he wrote alludg to beg attracted to men, he wrote: "I mean how many more clu n I give.""For those nfed basilly I gus I am technilly unlabeled as the way I have kda always gone around life jt beg attracted to whoever I am attracted to jt so happens that most of them le up wh a 'certa type' you uld say," he later clarified, sayg that he is "okay wh the gay label."Photo: Instagram (@ranboomc).

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN IS FIRST AMERIN MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Vcent Wang -- the popular, UK-based League of Legends ports player better known by his streamg name Bost -- publicly me out as gay a May Twter statement."I'm gay," he wrote. At the age of 8, I was bombard wh homophobic and sexist remarks at home.

I was hyper-nsc of how I should act and tried not to act or sound 'gay,' but I was still nstantly bullied for ."He ntued: "The gamg dtry is rampant wh sexism, prejudice, and homophobia. Though the pop sger has been open about her sexualy for years ( 2019 she told Attu that she was bisexual and an open relatnship), she took to Instagram June to celebrate Pri Month and to talk even further about her sexualy, remdg everyone that she is, fact, a queer in who is "not gay and not straight.""In se I haven't been straightforward enough (LOL) I jt wanted to take a sec to tell everyone that you are not only enough, jt as you are, but the world is so fuckg lucky to have you," she wrote her post.

JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY

"I'm not gay. The Brish distance swimmer and Olympian publicly me out as gay June after petg at the World Champnships Budapt.

GAY PEOPLE WHO E OUT LATER LIFE FACE UNIQUE OBSTACL

"Now is a good time for me bee the Commonwealth Gam is a month's time, and there's gog to be a lot of people watchg that, and there are so many untri the Commonwealth where beg gay is illegal. Popular ntent creator and YouTuber Adam Beal me out as gay a July vio posted to his channel.

"So...I'm Gay... I've been out and kissed many gay men, kissed many straight women, and kissed many gay women." He ntued:"I'm not a one-stop shop. That's probably why I love gog to all the gay bars Sydney as well.

Mor League baseball player publicly me out as gay an emotnal Augt Instagram post. The 25-year-old athlete and former Richmond Flyg Squirrels player revealed to his fans and followers that while he is no longer playg for the team, which is part of the San Francis Giants system, he is thankful for the time he had and isn't givg up on his love of baseball, pecially as an out, gay man. "Beg gay this sport, you don't know what at you!" he wrote.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

But I'm not givg up on what I want to do."He ntued:"I'm still gog to open up doors for gay athlet like me. Gay men n play a manly sport if you give a chance to.

The Asie Olympic gold medalist and gby player me out as a trans man an Augt vio for the Bgham Cup's Internatnal Summ Tacklg Transphobia and Homophobia Sport event."I promised myself that when my gby reer end, I would ntue to live the rt of my life the inty and the body that I that I know I am meant to be ," he said.He ntued: "Beg open about my genr inty is a really difficult thg to do the days.

"I was raised by women, I was theater, I had a hard time figurg out how to teract wh young boys."He ntued: "Everyone [kept] tellg me that I'm gay, and I'm like, seven. The Sttish pro footballer and Gala Fairyan Rovers player publicly me out as gay a September terview posted to his football club's official webse. "I put a post on my social media tellg folk I was gay," he said of the cisn.

MY HBAND'S SECRET GAY LIFE

"I thk 's so tired [to ask for labels]: 'I'm gay,' 'I'm bi,' 'I'm straight.' You are yourself, you do what you want, when you want , wh whomever you want," Sampa told G1.

Now a Black ach the sport has broken many barriers by g out as gay. S league to e out as gay.

While Maxen is the first male ach to e out as gay, there have been exampl of NFL players who have e out. In 2014, Michael Sam beme the first gay player to be drafted when he was picked by the then-St.

"I REALIZED I WAS GAY": MEN WHO CAME OUT LATER IN LIFE ARE SHARG WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR THEM TO REVEAL THAT TTH AND LIVE AUTHENTILLY

Among women ach, Katie Sowers, a former assistant wh the San Francis 49ers, has e out as gay.

-- 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. In a sea of nned cktails, Gay Water wants to stand out.