Gay athlete found his sports niche and his hband through rowg - Outsports

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• 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.

GAY ROWER, NOW AT UNIVERSY OF ALABAMA, WATCHED ‘BROKEBACK MOUNTA’ AND ME OUT TO PARENTS NEXT DAY

My experienc told me that was bad to be gay.

THIS GAY LLEGE ROWG ACH HAS HAD 9 ATHLET E OUT TO HIM

By the time I graduated llege, HIV transmissn had h s height wh the gay muny.

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.