Wall Street Journal lumnist Jason Gay ’92 mak no apologi for beg a rabid Badger fan — even a newsroom populated wh Michigan alumni.
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JASON GAY
Jason Gay is The Wall Street Journal’s sports lumnist and a humor lumnist for s Review sectn. Jason was named Sports Columnist of the Year by Society of Profsnal Journalists 2010, 2016 and 2019. He is thor of the upg book of says, "I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me" (Nov. 1), and the 2015 btseller “Ltle Victori,” which was a falist for the Thurber Prize for Amerin Humor. Wre to Jason at , and follow him on Twter @jasongay. Sign up to receive email alerts om Jason Gay. * jason gay jets *
Sports and Humor Columnist, The Wall Street JournalJason Gay is The Wall Street Journal’s sports lumnist and a humor lumnist for s Review sectn. Wre to Jason at, and follow him on Twter @jasongay.
Sign up to receive email alerts om Jason Gay. In this story:Jacksonville JaguarsJaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen beme the first publicly-known male ach Amerin men’s profsnal sports to e out as gay Thursday.Maxen spoke wh Outsports to share his journey and why he’s choosg to e out publicly.“I don’t want to feel like I have to thk about anymore,” Maxen said. I want to be vol support of people livg how they want to live, but I also want to jt live and not feel fear about how people will react.”Maxen, who has been wh his partner Nick for over two years, exprsed that the ntued support om the people around him helped him feel fortable to share his news.“It wasn’t until recently—and wh the immense love and support of my fay, my iends, lleagu and peers, and the urage and sacrifice om my partner—that I realized I have the right and rponsibily to love and be loved, and that maybe sharg this will hopefully give someone else the strength to accept their own life and take ntrol of their own story,” Maxen said.Maxen also noted that he reached out to Carl Nassib, who is the only known gay NFL player the league right now, back Feb.
Even though his words show up black and whe, ’s clear through his lumns that Wall Street Journal sports wrer Jason Gay ’92 bleeds rdal red. Gay was volved theater at UW–Madison, and his passn for the dramatic is evint his verage, whether he’s wrg about the Badgers, the Olympics, or the Tour France. On his webse,, Gay shar his personal list of ltle victori:.