In 1990, Jt Fashanu beme the first football player to publicly e out as gay. Sce then, only seventeen players have done the same.
Contents:
- THE GAY MAN'S GUI TO ATRALIAN FOOTBALL'S HOTTT HUNKS
- MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
- GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER REVEALS WHAT SHOWERG WH TEAMMAT IS REALLY LIKE
- 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
- CLEMSON FOOTBALL PLAYERS SHOW HOW ‘GAY’ STRAIGHT-MALE ATHLET REALLY N BE
- DISNEY STAR MARSHALL WILLIAMS JOS GLEE AS A GAY "FOOTBALL STUD"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY ALEXANR STEVENSONDECEMBER 29, 2014/2:27 PMBY ALEXANR STEVENSONDECEMBER 29, 2014 / 2:27 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DISNEY STAR MARSHALL WILLIAMS JOS GLEE AS A GAY \"FOOTBALL STUD\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-12-29T19:27:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-12-29T19:27:20.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_176429" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="640"] MARSHALL WILLIAMS[/PTN]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE WILL BE AT LEAST ONE NEW GAY TEEN AT MCKLEY HIGH WHEN GLEE RETURNS FOR S SIXTH AND FAL SEASON ON JANUARY 9: MARSHALL WILLIAMS, WHO PETED ON CANADIAN IDOL 2007 AND 2008, WILL PLAY SPENCER, THE SCHOOL'S NEW "FOOTBALL STUD" WH THE VOICE OF AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: “GLEE’S” FAL SEASON COULD SEE TWO GAY WEDDGS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO THE STG NOTICE, SPENCER IS ACTUALLY “POST-GLEE GAY —NO ONE MS WH HIM ABOUT HIS SEXUALY BEE HE WILL KICK THEIR ASS IF THEY DO.” WILLIAMS, WHO HAS ALSO MOLED, APPEARED THIS SUMMER THE DISNEY TV MOVIE HOW TO BUILD A BETTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO JOG GLEE FOR S FAL HURRAH IS BILLY LEWIS JR., WHO WILL PLAYS MASON, A "SUPER-POSIVE AND EXTREMELY WEIRD KID [WHO] GIV OFF A GAY VIBE (SPOILER ALERT: HE'S NOT)," AS PER TV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_176433" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="415"] LEWIS (LEFT) WH MARSHALL AND NEW "GLEE" ST MEMBER NOAH GUTHRIE[/PTN]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO THAT'S A GAY GUY THAT OFF STRAIGHT, AND A STRAIGHT GUY THAT OFF GAY? CRAZY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RETURNG TO THE SHOW IS MAX ADLER, A.K.A. NEWLY OUT JOCK DAVE KAROFSKY. RUMOR HAS HE'S ACTUALLY GOG TO BE A LOVE TERT FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND NAYA RIVERA'S SANTANA IS ALSO BACK, OF URSE, AND ULD VERY WELL BE TYG THE KNOT HERSELF.—WHETHER S WH BRTANY OR SOME OTHER LUCKY LADY REMAS TO BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT REALLY [WILL BE] A LOVELY, FTG SEASON THAT… DWELLS ON THE ORIGAL PEOPLE THAT WERE ON THE SHOW AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM AND HOW THEY GIVE BACK,” SAID RYAN MURPHY EARLIER THIS YEAR. “WE’LL REVIS SOME OF THE NEW KIDS THAT ME AND WENT.... IT’S REALLY TERTG, A VERY SWEET, SATISFYG ENDG TO THE STORY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY
THE GAY MAN'S GUI TO ATRALIAN FOOTBALL'S HOTTT HUNKS
Here's a list of gay players who ma to the end zone. * gay football studs *
When Kansas State offensive tackle and NFL hopeful Stt Frantz me out to the natn as gay last week, he shared that his teammat, to whom he'd e out earlier, had warmly received the news, a sign the most alpha of locker rooms may fally be ready for equaly. So, wh two gay players takg the field the top tier of llege football this season, has the future fally charged onto the turf?
Here's a list of players llege and pro ball who have proved you n be gay or bi and still n the KopayRunng back Dave Kopay, who signed wh the San Francis 49ers 1964, would play for five teams before hangg up his jersey 1972. Coach Vce Lombardi had apparently nfid Smh that he knew of his sexualy but would never let impact him negatively; Lombardi's brother was also gay. Yet he nspicuoly has never been ducted to the NFL Hall of SimmonsRoy "Sugar Bear" Simmons, an offensive leman for the New York Giants and Washgton Redsks, beme the send NFL player ever to publicly reveal he was gay.
MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
Carl Nassib is the first to ever play a down as openly gay, but the rt are still trailblazers. * gay football studs *
So Coach Vce Lombardi knew McDonald was gay when he took over learship of the team 1969, but ma clear there would be no discrimatn his locker room, those close to the legend say. He would e out to HBO Sports 2002, where he discsed lghg off gay jok and slurs for years while he played DavisCornerback Wa Davis, who played preason wh the Tennsee Tans, Seattle Seahawks and Washgton Redsks and spent two seasons wh NFL Europe teams Berl Thunr and Barcelona Dragons, me out as gay 2012, nearly a after his retirement.
He would later nfirm his sexualy on CNN and s down wh ESPN to discs the challeng of growg up gay Jamai and playg football while closeted. Michael SamThe world took notice 2014 when All-Amerin fensive end Michael Sam me out as gay to ESPN while still llege.
Louis Rams and beme the first openly gay player ever to get drafted by an NFL team. He did end up playg two years wh the Montreal Alouett, makg him the first openly gay player the history of the Canadian Football BryantA Purdue alum who gaed more yards than any other non-Heisman Trophy wner Big Ten history, Dorien Bryant failed to get drafted 2008.
GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER REVEALS WHAT SHOWERG WH TEAMMAT IS REALLY LIKE
Locker rooms are smelly, dirty and anythg but erotic, wr Stt Cooper, who played lebacker llege. Fear of havg a gay teammate e om lack of experience and secury. * gay football studs *
He later cled to sign wh the Tennsee Tans and Dallas Cowboys before g out as gay at 24, he told Philalphia Magaze 2013. He would later move to San Francis and jo the Fog, a gay gby team, and pen a g-out blog post GallagherA Universy of Ptsburgh offensive leman om 1977 through 1979, Ed Gallagher reprsed his sexualy until 1985, when he had his first sexual enunter wh a man, then attempted to kill himself 12 days later.
He died LuhenA kicker for the Nebraska Cornhkers who played om 2003 through 2005, Eric Luhen told Outsports he was open about beg gay and suffered relentls bullyg om a handful of teammat. While he said he never kept his sexualy a secret, a "nspiracy of silence" left the matter unspoken the GendreA kicker for four seasons wh the Middle Tennsee Blue Rairs, Alan Gendre, openly gay om age 16 on, would end his llege reer as the lead srer Sun Belt nference history.
8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
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He ma the cisn to announce he was gay, the first active Divisn III player to do so, after nnectg wh Conner Mertens through You Can Play, he SarafArizona State leman Chris Saraf 2014 me out as gay to lol LGBT publitn Compete, makg him the first Divisn I player out of the closet. The move quickly brought msag of support om the athletic partment and universy officials, and the wrer for Compete told The Arizona Republic that the school fact approached him about breakg the SimsBrian Sims 2000 was named -pta for the Bloomsberg Universy football team Pennsylvania, makg him the first openly gay llege football pta NCAA history, acrdg to Outsports.
Sims, post-football, entered polics and 2012 beme the first openly gay polician ever elected to the Pennsylvania Hoe of DarrowAn offensive leman for Prceton, Mason Darrow me out 2015. He's now pursug a ont-office job profsnal JohnsonMy-Kg Johnson, a recent grad of Tempe High School Arizona, is set this fall to be the first openly gay scholarship player reced to play major-llege football, takg the field wh the Universy of Arizona. He said he wanted to enter his fal season of llege ball livg openly and hontly, and emailed the newspaper shortly after Kurdzlek, a iend and opponent on the field, me out PertetWyatt Pertet, a special teams player and receiver for Capal Universy, will be a sophomore this season.
CLEMSON FOOTBALL PLAYERS SHOW HOW ‘GAY’ STRAIGHT-MALE ATHLET REALLY N BE
A mastream sports se stirs up some ntroversy wh s gay gui to hot Atralian hunks. * gay football studs *
Send your suggtns via @newsHQ | @the_mattyoung7 David Pock (Super 15)The Wallabi skipper has been outspoken agast homophobia and is a strong advote of gay marriage. The NFL has played for more than 100 years and there have been 16 gay or bi players to e out publicly. 16 and the first one to e out as gay while on an active roster.
Over the years, Outsports has known of a few other players who are gay but have never e out, even when retired. The NFL Network produced a documentary on Smh beg gay. Jenks is gay and this was the the first time he wily discsed his sexual orientatn.
DISNEY STAR MARSHALL WILLIAMS JOS GLEE AS A GAY "FOOTBALL STUD"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY ALEXANR STEVENSONDECEMBER 29, 2014/2:27 PMBY ALEXANR STEVENSONDECEMBER 29, 2014 / 2:27 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DISNEY STAR MARSHALL WILLIAMS JOS GLEE AS A GAY \"FOOTBALL STUD\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-12-29T19:27:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-12-29T19:27:20.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_176429" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="640"] MARSHALL WILLIAMS[/PTN]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE WILL BE AT LEAST ONE NEW GAY TEEN AT MCKLEY HIGH WHEN GLEE RETURNS FOR S SIXTH AND FAL SEASON ON JANUARY 9: MARSHALL WILLIAMS, WHO PETED ON CANADIAN IDOL 2007 AND 2008, WILL PLAY SPENCER, THE SCHOOL'S NEW "FOOTBALL STUD" WH THE VOICE OF AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: “GLEE’S” FAL SEASON COULD SEE TWO GAY WEDDGS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO THE STG NOTICE, SPENCER IS ACTUALLY “POST-GLEE GAY —NO ONE MS WH HIM ABOUT HIS SEXUALY BEE HE WILL KICK THEIR ASS IF THEY DO.” WILLIAMS, WHO HAS ALSO MOLED, APPEARED THIS SUMMER THE DISNEY TV MOVIE HOW TO BUILD A BETTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO JOG GLEE FOR S FAL HURRAH IS BILLY LEWIS JR., WHO WILL PLAYS MASON, A "SUPER-POSIVE AND EXTREMELY WEIRD KID [WHO] GIV OFF A GAY VIBE (SPOILER ALERT: HE'S NOT)," AS PER TV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_176433" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="415"] LEWIS (LEFT) WH MARSHALL AND NEW "GLEE" ST MEMBER NOAH GUTHRIE[/PTN]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO THAT'S A GAY GUY THAT OFF STRAIGHT, AND A STRAIGHT GUY THAT OFF GAY? CRAZY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RETURNG TO THE SHOW IS MAX ADLER, A.K.A. NEWLY OUT JOCK DAVE KAROFSKY. RUMOR HAS HE'S ACTUALLY GOG TO BE A LOVE TERT FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND NAYA RIVERA'S SANTANA IS ALSO BACK, OF URSE, AND ULD VERY WELL BE TYG THE KNOT HERSELF.—WHETHER S WH BRTANY OR SOME OTHER LUCKY LADY REMAS TO BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT REALLY [WILL BE] A LOVELY, FTG SEASON THAT… DWELLS ON THE ORIGAL PEOPLE THAT WERE ON THE SHOW AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM AND HOW THEY GIVE BACK,” SAID RYAN MURPHY EARLIER THIS YEAR. “WE’LL REVIS SOME OF THE NEW KIDS THAT ME AND WENT.... IT’S REALLY TERTG, A VERY SWEET, SATISFYG ENDG TO THE STORY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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 football studs *
In June, Carl Nassib of the Rairs me out as gay.
WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS
Jaguars assistant Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's pro sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer. * gay football studs *
To any athlete aaid of havg an openly gay teammate:Let’s first talk showers and football, sce that seems to be a big ncern for some players, pecially light of Michael Sam g out. I don’t thk your remarks about gays not beg accepted the NFL, and beg nervo about beg the shower wh a gay teammate e om a place of hate.
Havg openly gay teammat will be a first for many players the upg years. What’s not OK is g at the gay athlet om a negative place.
JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
" I assure you, gay athlet don’t play sports to be able to get naked wh their teammat. Maybe you're aaid of beg replaced by a gay athlete, and feelg grad.
Have you ever talked to an openly gay athlete? Please, for your own sake, fd a gay athlete and have a nversatn wh them. I had a teammat ask me about gay sex, about datg, gay weddgs and about sk re.
When you’re fortable wh yourself, beg around gay teammat shouldn’t be an issue. This will make you a happier person, and you n then be happy to get to know other ’s sad that people don’t realize that negative ments about gay athlet are hurtful. Comments that gays won’t be accepted profsnal sports will soon be jt as offensive as sayg women n’t play sports.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY
News stori about gay athlet now are necsary so that one day, won’t have to be news. And maybe, you should take a page out of your openly gay teammate’s book and be fortable your own sk. Scerely, Stt CooperA gay athleteStt Cooper is a December 2013 graduate of Augsburg College Mneapolis wh a B.