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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.

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SOUTHLAND SPOILERS: Y, COOPER IS GAY

John Cooper is a gay p on Southland. The issu will be explored more pth on season two. * southland gay *

Cooper's closet: It was subtle, but was also clear last week Michael Cudlz's character, John Cooper, is gay.

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The first openly gay All Black and the humblg reactn/Spotlight on Southland Sport: Friday Edn * southland gay *

"He is a gay police officer, [but] certaly at the LAPD that's not an extraordary event.

It was subtle, but was ma clear: John Cooper, the veteran office played by Michael Cudlz on Southland, is gay. Will anyone have a problem wh Cooper as a homosexual? Sounds like one of them will be the homophobe qutn.

Gay Bars Wt Hollywood. Cooper is gay but apparently closeted to his -workers. After Cooper's divorce, he ed to see Clark gay bars and they avoid each other.

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Look out for Michael Cudlz on the new season of TNT's "Southland," lnchg this week. His Officer John Cooper character has been alg wh g out as a gay man. * southland gay *

In season 4 he tri to save a suicidal teen, and when the teen asks if he is gay, Cooper repli "y". The first openly gay All Black and the humblg reactnSpotlight on Southland Sport: Friday EdnToday’s Poll… Will you be tung to the Kg’s Coronatn?

Southland song selector - Kristie MaloneOut & About… Inverrgill Harns RacgIn January Campbell Johnstone opened up by tellg the world he was gay. In turn, he was labelled the first openly gay All Black.

TV Gui reports that gay p John Cooper, played by Micheal Cudlz will e out to his partner Ben Sherman (Ben McKenzie) So far, we’ve only been given glimps of Cooper’s sexualy such as his vis to a gay bar after his shift and his dog some landspg at home wh his boyiend. Keck wr that Michael spects that Officer Sherman will be jt fe wh the news but will anyone have a problem wh John beg gay?

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He go on, "It's te that do get better as time pass, as far as gay liftyle and relatnships but you know what?

The recent return of TNT's explosive flagship seri, Southland -- which chronicl the liv of Los Angel police officers --also brgs the return of one of the most plex gay characters on televisn today. While may not have all the high heels of RuPl's Drag Race or the funny gay dads of Morn Fay or The New Normal, Southland als realistilly wh the everyday liv of ps, gay and are five reasons you should be watchg. The Complex Gay CopMichael Cudlz plays John Cooper, the stra-laced by-the-books p, who also happens to be gay.

JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE NFL ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

John Cooper is one of the most plex characters on televisn, and for any viewer who mak the plat that "every gay character on TV is so stereotypil, " Cudlz is reason enough to tune . Cy of Lost AngelNot only do Southland tackle the tough liv of the LAPD, also vers the dark unrbelly of the cy wh year-round sunshe, om a Hollywood Hills rapist to last season's episo about a gay teen who tri to take his own life after beg bullied. Begng of ma ntentGay iendly Hotels SouthlandNew ZealandGay iendly HotelsExpedia.

9 ln properti and 550 airl availabily on Southland Gay iendly HotelsRecent reviews of Southland hotelsExpedia verified reviewsHilton Queenstown Rort & Spa5/5 Excellent"Great room and service. Kev Maxen is gay. No NFL ach had ever publicly e out as gay, so Maxen, an assistant strength and ndng ach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, kept quiet about his sexual that ma him angry — at himself.

AFTERELTON CHATS WH “SOUTHLAND” STAR MICHAEL CUDLZ ABOUT HIS GAY CHARACTER ON THE TNT DRAMA

Men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. Former San Francis 49ers offensive assistant Katie Sowers beme the NFL’s first ach to e out as gay 2017. Acrdg to the article, Maxen ma his cisn to do so last year and reached out for advice om Carl Nassib, who 2021 beme the NFL’s first out gay active player as a member of the Las Vegas was Nassib who put Maxen ntact wh Outsports.

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He also happens to be gay. The fact that the show's wrers don't treat his homosexualy as a gimmick is jt one of the reasons Michael Cudlz hop he gets to play Cooper once more. "Everyone wants to pigeonhole you a certa area, like, 'Characters on 'Glee' love sgg and dancg, they’re gay!

"That’s totally different om me, bee I don’t sg or dance… So that’s a pletely shaped 'gay, ' that person’s 'gay.

' But I’d argue — I’ve actually gotten letters om law enforcement officers sayg, “I’m not gay, I’m not homophobic, but the show has certaly changed my opn of officers who are gay.

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In turn, he was labelled the first openly gay All Black. Johnstone talked wh Logan Savory about the reactn sce and what he’s now dog to help foster a supportive gby environment. (</span><a href=" rel>READ MORE HERE</a><span>).</span></p><div class="ptned-image-ntaer"><figure><a class="image-lk image2" target="_blank" href=" data-ponent-name="Image2ToDOM" rel><div class="image2-set"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset=" 424w, 848w, 1272w, 1456w" siz="100vw" /><img src=" width="400" height="455.4945054945055" data-attrs="{"src":"" class="sizg-normal" alt srcset=" 424w, 848w, 1272w, 1456w" siz="100vw" /></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr /></div><h3 class="hear-wh-anchor-widget">Spotlight on Southland Sport: Friday Edn<div id="§spotlight-on-southland-sport-iday-edn" class="hear-anchor-widget offset-top"><div class="hear-anchor-widget-button-ntaer"><div href=" class="hear-anchor-widget-button"><svg xmlns=" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-lep="round" stroke-lejo="round" class="hear-anchor-widget-in"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h3><p><span>Plenty today’s Spotlight on Sport cludg a wrap of midweek premier club gby gam, we look at 15 players who have stood out to date club gby, quiz a talented young athlete on her progrs, share the story of the Steel’s imprsive fenr, pl much more. 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A Southlanr’s song choice<div id="§nz-mic-month-a-southlanrs-song-choice" class="hear-anchor-widget offset-top"><div class="hear-anchor-widget-button-ntaer"><div href=" class="hear-anchor-widget-button"><svg xmlns=" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-lep="round" stroke-lejo="round" class="hear-anchor-widget-in"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h3><p><em><strong><span>It is New Zealand Mic Month and we at The Southland Tribune are keen to celebrate . We’ve teamed wh the crew at </span><a href=" rel>MASSAV Productns</a><span> and throughout the month are askg var Southlanrs to provi their favoure New Zealand song choice.</span></strong></em></p><p><strong>Today’s song selector:</strong><span> </span><strong>KRISTIE MALONE</strong><span> - Great South Southland Youth Futur Advisor.</span></p><p><strong>Artist: </strong><span>Fat Freddy's Drop</span></p><p><strong>Song choice:</strong><span> Boondigga</span></p><p><strong>Why:</strong><span> It's so hard to choose - but Fat Freddy's Drop 'Boondigga' is still one of my all-time favour. There was a lot of hype the lead up to the release of Dr Boondigga and the Big BW 2009 - everyone was hangg out for a new Freddy's album! I was workg jt up the road om the inic mic store Real Groovy Rerds Wellgton and the band did an store album release show that spilled out to Cuba Street. Once we had our cd load to un at Fil's Cafe was on repeat for months and we never got sick of . The horns, the sg-along melody and the poetic lyrics still get me good, and the song tak me back to a pretty special time my life - and isn't mil nostalgia a wonrful thg?</span></p><div id="youtube2-LyShbSKAhr8" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{"vioId":"LyShbSKAhr8","startTime":null,"endTime":null}" data-ponent-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-ner"><iame src=" ameborr="0" loadg="lazy" gture="media" allow="toplay; fullscreen" allowtoplay="te" allowfullscreen="te" width="728" height="409"></iame></div></div><div class="ptned-image-ntaer"><figure><a class="image-lk image2" target="_blank" href=" data-ponent-name="Image2ToDOM" rel><div class="image2-set"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset=" 424w, 848w, 1272w, 1456w" siz="100vw" /><img src=" width="612" height="111.27272727272727" data-attrs="{"src":"" class="sizg-normal" alt srcset=" 424w, 848w, 1272w, 1456w" siz="100vw" loadg="lazy" /></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr /></div><h3 class="hear-wh-anchor-widget">Quick Quiz…. <div id="§quick-quiz" class="hear-anchor-widget offset-top"><div class="hear-anchor-widget-button-ntaer"><div href=" class="hear-anchor-widget-button"><svg xmlns=" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-lep="round" stroke-lejo="round" class="hear-anchor-widget-in"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h3><p>1. Who was Inverrgill’s MP om 1993 through to 2005?</p><p>2. What is the nickname for Southland’s gby league team?</p><p>3. Where Southland will you fd La Tosna Pizzeria?</p><p>4. Who sred all ne of the Southland Stag’s pots the 9-3 Ranfurly Shield w over Canterbury 2009?</p><p>5. Which mician had to ncel his show Inverrgill on Thursday night bee weather affected his travel?</p><p><strong>(SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR ANSWERS)</strong></p><div><hr /></div><h3 class="hear-wh-anchor-widget">Today’s Poll…<div id="§todays-poll" class="hear-anchor-widget offset-top"><div class="hear-anchor-widget-button-ntaer"><div href=" class="hear-anchor-widget-button"><svg xmlns=" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-lep="round" stroke-lejo="round" class="hear-anchor-widget-in"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h3><div dataAttrs="{"id":69168}" class="poll-embed"><div data-ponent-name="Poll" class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-directn-lumn--Rq7pk ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-gap-24--bAb43 poll-wrapper poll-web"><div id="poll-69168" class="poll-anchor-target"><div class="poll-anchor-py-button"><a href="><svg xmlns=" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-lep="round" stroke-lejo="round" class="luci luci-lk"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></a></div></div><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-directn-lumn--Rq7pk ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-jtify-center--SQPji ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-align-center--rSd6h ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-gap-8--HFpIK ontend-pencraft-Box-module__paddg-y-48--eNCBL"><div translated class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Text-module__size-11--k1e8b ontend-pencraft-Text-module__le-height-20--p0dP8 ontend-pencraft-Text-module__weight-medium--x7khA ontend-pencraft-Text-module__font-meta--U_nxy ontend-pencraft-Text-module__lor-sendary--WRADg ontend-pencraft-Text-module__transform-upperse--IDkUL ontend-pencraft-Text-module__ret--dW0zZ ontend-pencraft-Text-module__meta--jzHdd">Loadg...</div></div></div></div><div><hr /></div><h3 class="hear-wh-anchor-widget">Out & About…<div id="§out-and-about" class="hear-anchor-widget offset-top"><div class="hear-anchor-widget-button-ntaer"><div href=" class="hear-anchor-widget-button"><svg xmlns=" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-lep="round" stroke-lejo="round" class="hear-anchor-widget-in"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h3><p><strong>Harns racg - Saturday, May 6 - Ast Park Raceway</strong></p><p>The Inverrgill Harns Racg Club hosts their annual ILT race day at Ast Park Raceway Inverrgill this Saturday and on-urse patrons will have the opportuny to w several $50 meal vouchers.</p><p><strong>ILT MEAL VOUCHERS TO BE WON</strong></p><p>Fifteen meal vouchers om a variety of ILT tablishments are up for grabs and enterg the draw to w them uld not be easier. Jt put your name and ntact tails on the back of any losg tote ticket placed on a race at the meetg to the buckets around the urse and late the day a lucky draw will be ma the birdge to fd the wners.</p><p>Fifteen draws will be ma and each ticket drawn will be paired wh one of the fantastic priz.</p><p><strong>FREE WINE ON ARRIVAL FOR “DUCK SHOOTING WIDOWS”</strong></p><p>In addn to the great priz, ladi who are at a loose end as their hbands are off duck shootg are wele on urse to enjoy the racg, possibly w one of the great priz and enjoy their first we ee, urty of the Inverrgill Harns Racg Club.   </p><p>The day will feature ne rac om 12.20pm and admissn on the day will be ee.</p><div><hr /></div><h3 class="hear-wh-anchor-widget">In se you missed ….<div id="§-se-you-missed-" class="hear-anchor-widget offset-top"><div class="hear-anchor-widget-button-ntaer"><div href=" class="hear-anchor-widget-button"><svg xmlns=" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-lep="round" stroke-lejo="round" class="hear-anchor-widget-in"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h3><p><span>Rugby Southland’s -pl fancial revery has reached the pot where the anisatn feels ’s now back to “square-one”. Rugby Southland’s historic fancial troubl have been well documented, but the outlook has not got a b brighter. (</span><a href=" rel>READ MORE HERE</a><span>). </span></p><div class="ptned-image-ntaer"><figure><a class="image-lk image2" target="_blank" href=" data-ponent-name="Image2ToDOM" rel><div class="image2-set"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset=" 424w, 848w, 1272w, 1456w" siz="100vw" /><img src=" width="474" height="266.625" data-attrs="{"src":"" class="sizg-normal" alt srcset=" 424w, 848w, 1272w, 1456w" siz="100vw" loadg="lazy" /></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr /></div><p><strong>School merger:</strong><span> Stunts of Eastern Southland me together this week to ensure their voic were heard for the merger of Longford Intermediate School and Gore High School. (</span><a href=" rel>READ MORE HERE</a><span>).</span></p><div class="ptned-image-ntaer"><figure><a class="image-lk image2" target="_blank" href=" data-ponent-name="Image2ToDOM" rel><div class="image2-set"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset=" 424w, 848w, 1272w, 1456w" siz="100vw" /><img src=" width="552" height="342.72527472527474" data-attrs="{"src":"" class="sizg-normal" alt srcset=" 424w, 848w, 1272w, 1456w" siz="100vw" loadg="lazy" /></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr /></div><p><strong>Coronatn:</strong><span> Inverrgill will mark the Kg’s Coronatn by plantg a Rimu Queens Park’s Ron Petrie NZ Plant Garn. (</span><a href=" rel>READ MORE HERE</a><span>).</span></p><div class="ptned-image-ntaer"><figure><a class="image-lk image2" target="_blank" href=" data-ponent-name="Image2ToDOM" rel><div class="image2-set"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset=" 424w, 848w, 1272w, 1456w" siz="100vw" /><img src=" width="566" height="318.375" data-attrs="{"src":"" class="sizg-normal" alt srcset=" 424w, 848w, 1272w, 1456w" siz="100vw" loadg="lazy" /></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3 class="hear-wh-anchor-widget">Quiz Answers….<div id="§quiz-answers" class="hear-anchor-widget offset-top"><div class="hear-anchor-widget-button-ntaer"><div href=" class="hear-anchor-widget-button"><svg xmlns=" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-lep="round" stroke-lejo="round" class="hear-anchor-widget-in"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h3><ol><li><p>Mark Peck 2. 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