A worldwi rowg muny for gay and lbian rowers.
Contents:
- GAY ATHLETE FOUND HIS NICHE AND HIS HBAND THROUGH ROWG
- GAY ROWER, NOW AT UNIVERSY OF ALABAMA, WATCHED ‘BROKEBACK MOUNTA’ AND ME OUT TO PARENTS NEXT DAY
- THIS GAY LLEGE ROWG ACH HAS HAD 9 ATHLET E OUT TO HIM
GAY ATHLETE FOUND HIS NICHE AND HIS HBAND THROUGH ROWG
I have a much different life than what I thought was possible for growg up whout any gay fluenc or role mols. And sce I didn’t have a lot of iends growg up, I assumed that much of what was available did not apply to me bee I am gay.
To this day I am still cur why was important to announce to strangers I was gay when walkg to a classroom, a locker room or a dg room. Whout knowg a sgle thg about beg gay and never havg met an openly gay man, I feared beg gay om as long as I n remember.
My experienc told me that was bad to be gay. By the time I graduated llege, HIV transmissn had h s height wh the gay muny.
GAY ROWER, NOW AT UNIVERSY OF ALABAMA, WATCHED ‘BROKEBACK MOUNTA’ AND ME OUT TO PARENTS NEXT DAY
Still, I had never met an openly gay man or talked to anyone about HIV or AIDS.
If I was gay, then the thought of sex translated to a ath sentence. And if I was gay, I knew I uld blend and hi my achievements.
We all took re of each other, looked out for one other, and supported each other ways I thought were not for me bee I was gay. And was then when I first sheepishly showed up at gay night club on a random Saturday night and danced all night the middle of the dance floor wh my ey closed. As a new gay man, I uld not draw om the same experienc nor make the same jok and still protect my inty.
THIS GAY LLEGE ROWG ACH HAS HAD 9 ATHLET E OUT TO HIM
Gay rower, now at Universy of Alabama, watched ‘Brokeback Mounta’ and me out to parents next day. I figured out I was gay when I was about 11 or 12 years old growg up Albany, N. When I started rowg seventh gra, I was lookg for a new outlet to try and distract myself and not thk about the possibily of beg gay.