As Edgars Rkēvičs be the first openly gay print Latvia’s history, here’s a glimpse at other openly gay heads of state om around the world.
Contents:
- BMX PRO COREY WALSH COM OUT AS ONE OF THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE CYCLISTS
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
- GAY ATHLETE FOUND HIS NICHE AND HIS HBAND THROUGH ROWG
- LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH: MIKE BTTLER - FORMULA 1'S ONLY KNOWN GAY MALE DRIVER
- LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE
- CT NATIVE BREAKS BARRIER AS FIRST OPENLY-GAY NFL ACH
- THIS GAY TEENAGE CYCLIST IS ONE OF THE FIRST PRO MALE RIRS TO EVER E OUT
- GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
- 'BEG OUT THE SPORTS WORLD IS DIFFICULT': CYCLOCROSS RIR JT LAEVENS OUT AS GAY
BMX PRO COREY WALSH COM OUT AS ONE OF THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE CYCLISTS
Few profsnal male cyclists of any disciple have been openly gay. * openly gay cyclists *
"Estimat on the proportn of UK and US people who are gay or bisexual range om about three to seven per cent, as reported a recent Cyclg Weekly vtigatn to the absence of openly LGBTQ+ rirs the profsnal timat suggt there should be between five and 12 LGBTQ+ rirs currently ridg the Tour France.
JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
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. * openly gay cyclists *
"The whole peloton, the whole cyclg fay, will have to face when somebody will feels fortable enough to clare [they are LGBTQ+], " Guarnieri says of how the more homophobic elements of the sport will have to tch up quickly when the first pro rir cis to e out.
I mean people thk thgs like yeah, this job is too hard for a homosexual person.
GAY ATHLETE FOUND HIS NICHE AND HIS HBAND THROUGH ROWG
BBC Sport looks at the reer of Mike Bttler, Formula 1's only known gay male driver, and his impact on today's LGBT+ motorsport muny. * openly gay cyclists *
Are there any openly gay cyclists on WorldTour teams? I was thkg the other day that asi om dopg, the qutn of openly gay athlet is one of the big issu that seems to cross the boundari of sport. So are there now, or have there been the past, any openly gay profsnal cyclists?
LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH: MIKE BTTLER - FORMULA 1'S ONLY KNOWN GAY MALE DRIVER
Eric Bach is an openly gay broadster for the Frericksburg Natnals. He has major league aspiratns, but his path has been much lonelier than he would prefer. * openly gay cyclists *
”Corey is one of the first high-profile male cyclists of any disciple to e out as gay, jog pro road racers Graeme Obree and Jt Laevens and fellow BMXer Matt Berger as one of the very few LGBT men the bike jt sucks ya know? -- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn.
Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report.
LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE
* openly gay cyclists *
Unfortunately the men’s WorldTour peloton there are no openly gay/bi+ rirs, and even at amatr levels sport n sometim be unfortable for queer and trans people. 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.
CT NATIVE BREAKS BARRIER AS FIRST OPENLY-GAY NFL ACH
A Connecticut native has bee the first openly gay NFL ach. * openly gay cyclists *
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.
THIS GAY TEENAGE CYCLIST IS ONE OF THE FIRST PRO MALE RIRS TO EVER E OUT
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.
GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
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.
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.
'BEG OUT THE SPORTS WORLD IS DIFFICULT': CYCLOCROSS RIR JT LAEVENS OUT AS 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.