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Contents:

• IT’S THE 86TH STRAIGHT MASTERS WH ZERO OUT GAY PLAYERS
• TADD FUJIKAWA BE FIRST MALE PRO GOLFER TO E OUT AS GAY
• FAMEWATCHER SEARCH PRIMARY MENU SKIP TO NTENT HOMECELEBRY HAIR TRANSPLANTCELEBRY PLASTIC SURGERYCELEBRY LEATHER JACKETBODY SHAPER SEARCH FOR: GAY MALE ATHLETGAY GOLFERS LIST: PGA PLAYERS, PROS, AND COLLEGE ATHLET
• 81 PERCENT PGA TOUR PRO SURVEY THK THERE'S A GAY PRO ON TOUR
• WOMEN’S GOLF ALUMN RYANN O’TOOLE DISCS LIFE AS AN OPENLY GAY ATHLETE
• ARE THERE GAY PLAYERS ON THE PGA TOUR? BRANDT SNEKER SAYS ODDS ARE Y
• WHERE ARE ALL THE GAY GOLFERS?

IT’S THE 86TH STRAIGHT MASTERS WH ZERO OUT GAY PLAYERS

On one hand, there are no out gay profsnal golfers. This is disappotg bee there are certa to be gay players the profsnal golf circu. What is holdg back the male gay players om g out?

The first profsnal male golfer to e out as gay is nsired to be Tadd Fujikawa of the Uned Stat. This may, part, expla the plete absence of a gay profsnal golfer. There also rema stanc of homophobic slurs on the greens and the locker rooms.

TADD FUJIKAWA BE FIRST MALE PRO GOLFER TO E OUT AS GAY

Now, Pri Month is shouted loudly, thanks to those players, like Mel Reid, who’ve publicly shared their homosexualy and all those wh the Tour’s fay who’ve supported them. “Pri month for me is all about cln, ” says Reid, who me out as Gay to the tens of lns of LPGA fans late 2018. Ined, Pri Month falls June to honor the Stonewall Demonstratns New York Cy that began on June 28, 1968, and lasted several days as thoands took to the streets to mand equal rights for the Gay muny.

As gay women the golf dtry, LPGA Profsnals Christa Teno and Pam Boccc have worked hard to be where they are today. “Wh me achg llege kids, the last thg I want is to be ashamed of who I am, bee I know there might be kids I rec each year who are gay, so I need to be a good fluence on them and show that I’m fortable beg me.

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“I’m not a unselor, but to me, jt beg a strong, brave, gay person is what I have to do for those kids out there who might be the same sho I was , ” said Teno. She also appreciat that her experience, beg a gay woman has not been an issue her reer.

81 PERCENT PGA TOUR PRO SURVEY THK THERE'S A GAY PRO ON TOUR

“Pri Month is fantastic, but ’s important that we as women wh the gay muny celebrate pri every sgle day, ” Boccc said. She also attracted women, spe not beg gay herself, although the lbian natn lik to claim her as a sister.

No wonr gay men don't play golf. At a prev tournament a journalist was asked to leave the prs area when she ma the mistake of askg some of the players if they were gay.

WOMEN’S GOLF ALUMN RYANN O’TOOLE DISCS LIFE AS AN OPENLY GAY ATHLETE

' But the llisn of straight and gay worlds has s moments. But one of the guys, he was workg a [gay] men's weekend recently and he was gettg h on every five mut. 'The LPGA is homophobic.

'In fact, over s 50-year history, the LPGA has always been associated wh gay women, far more than any other sport, which probably has as much to do wh s ridiculo closetedns as wh the facts Ð the ls you say about , the more 's assumed. 'gays on the LPGA tour?

I played basketball llege and ankly if they were the type of women followg the game, I'd have given up, and I'm gay. 'Brown is also the liaison officer for the gay and lbian muny, although is herself not a lbian.

ARE THERE GAY PLAYERS ON THE PGA TOUR? BRANDT SNEKER SAYS ODDS ARE Y

'I don't like golf, ' she quips, 'which is how folks know I'm not gay. But bee of our long associatn wh Hollywood Ð fact many retire here were the film, televisn or mic dtri Ð Palm Sprgs has always been a safe and welg environment for gay men and women, whether they are visg or live here. Sheehan was ducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame 1993 and the Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame 2013.

From navigatg heteronormative spac and cultur to addrsg homophobia and discrimatn golf, lbian golfers have had to overe many obstacl to succeed on the urse. In addn, many lbian golfers have had to addrs homophobia and discrimatn golf.

In fact, there’s been only one golfer ever to play on the PGA Tour — Tadd Fujikawa — to e out as gay. We’ve had an out gay player w the MLS Cup. I thk a lot of them probably don’t re if someone is gay, but if we don’t talk about the issue don’t get rolved.

WHERE ARE ALL THE GAY GOLFERS?

On the flip si, var men’s profsnal golfers have been phed to apologi for homophobic or off-lor ments or slurs they’ve uttered — Jt Thomas beg the most-discsed recent years. There was also an iative at the PGA Champnship a uple years ago where lol gay golf pro Greg Fzgerald had been anizg an entire Pri Day — That effort got turned to a virtual event the rponse to the COVID-19 panmic. Caddie Todd Montoya recently me out as gay, and Palm Sprgs-area golf pro Kyle Wn has also shared his story.

Still, you n unt the number of out gay players at a Major men’s golf tournament on exactly zero fgers. On Tuday, Fujikawa beme the first profsnal golfer to e out publicly as gay, hopg to serve as “an spiratn and makg a difference someone’s life.