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WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS
Two gay former NFL players talk about the importance of the league’s support, as most fans seem to unrstand the gture. * gay pride sports *
Chigo Free Prs edor Bill Gubd started a trend when he purchased 2, 000 tickets for a Cubs game back 2001 and distributed them to gay baseball fans. Dubbed the “natn’s first gay day at the ballpark, ” Out at Wrigley is celebratg s 20th anniversary this year, and is one of 18 publicly announced Pri Nights on the MLB lendar this summer.
On June 1, the NFL shield turned to rabow lors across social media, promptg some homophobic fans to lash out wh threats of boytts. As gay former offensive leman Ryan O’Callaghan recently told Outsports -founr Cyd Zeigler, every small signal of support is important.
That year also marked the first time the NBA had a float participatg the New York Cy Pri Para wh NBA missner Adam Silver, WNBA print Lisa Borrs and former NBA player Jason Colls, who me out as gay after retirg 2014, were onboard.
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Two athlet recently g out has highlighted the arth of openly gay players the world of U.S. men's profsnal sports, often dubbed "the last closet" for s lack of LGBTQ reprentatn. * gay pride sports *
In 2001, the Chigo Cubs held an earlier versn of Pri Night lled “Gay Days. Although the Rangers do not hold Pri Night, the anizatn shows support for the LGBTQ muny as platum sponsors for the North Amerin Gay Amatr Athletic Alliance’s Gay Softball World Seri. Jaelene Daniels, a North Carola Courage fenr om the NWSL, is no stranger to outwardly homophobic behavr, but this took full form when she refed to play alongsi her teammat durg the Courage’s Pri Night while cg her Christian beliefs.
Throughout his NFL reer and time playg football at Cal, O’Callaghan hid he was gay, assumg everyone football would reject him if they knew.