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DOLPHS HONOR OPENLY GAY HEAD OF SOUTH FLORIDA LGBTQ RIGHTS GROUP
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. The Miami Dolphs honored Tony Lima, the openly gay executive director of South Florida’s leadg LGBTQ rights group, wh s Hispanic Herage Learship Award this past weekend at the team’s home game wh the Oakland Rairs. “As both a Cuban Amerin and openly gay lear, this award exemplifi that the Dolphs are tly clive and dited to s entire fan base regardls of their ethnicy, who they love or their genr intifitn.
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