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BILL TILN: THE FLAWED LIFE OF A GAY TENNIS IN

Tiln was a superstar his sport the 1920s, but beg gay was different then. He died alone and largely fotten amid sndal. * bill tilden gay *

His homosexualy was known but not discsed durg the 1920s, the he domated tennis.

He believed he uld take on society’s hostily toward his homosexualy as succsfully as he dispatched opponents, even down match pot. Courageoly for a gay man postwar Ameri, Tiln starts by acknowledgg his "ndn" and claims, "History further monstrat that equent stanc creative, eful and even great human begs have known such relatnships.

" He even speculat that homosexualy would be more likely wh athletics, given s emphasis on "physil perfectn.

BILL TILN: THE FLAWED LIFE OF A GAY TENNIS IN

Two great gay athlet broke barriers over 40 years ago. * bill tilden gay *

" But was he referrg to his homosexualy, or the suatn that led to his arrt? The stggl and triumphs of the two me, alg wh rampant homophobia and out of sports 40 and 70 years ago, helped start a trickle that has led to massive change the sports world today.

FILM FOOTAGE SURFAC OF GAY TENNIS GREAT BILL TILN

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He dabbled actg on stage and film, and mors about his homosexualy circulated.

At the time, homosexual sex was illegal. At the time, homosexual sex was 1959, Tiln was ducted to the Internatnal Tennis Hall of Fame Newport, Rho History Month celebrat the achievements of 31 lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr Ins.

Each day October, a new LGBT In is featured wh a vio, b, biblgraphy, downloadable imag and other 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed a month should be dited to the celebratn and teachg of gay and lbian history, and gathered other teachers and muny lears.

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