Gay men are nearly visible golf, but we’re not non-existent

Contents:

• PRO DISC GOLFER THOMAS GILBERT OUT AS GAY
• GAY, GEIA
• LYNCH: GAY MEN ARE NEARLY VISIBLE GOLF, BUT WE’RE NOT NON-EXISTENT

PRO DISC GOLFER THOMAS GILBERT OUT AS GAY

Thomas Gilbert, a profsnal disc golfer, had a simple msage wrten above his photo on an Instagram post this weekend: “I’m gay. Therefore I feel like ’s time to e out to you all, and let you know that I am gay.

When Thomas Gilbert me out as gay the begng of 2022, he did not jt for himself, but for other disc golfers who might be part of the LGBTQ+ muny. At the begng of 2022, Gilbert announced via an Instagram post that he is gay. In December, Gilbert watched the Netflix seri Comg Out Colton, a doceri that followed former NFL player and one-time The Bachelor star Colton Unrwood on his journey as he told iends and fay that he was gay.

"I don't thk anyone knew I was gay up until the begng of 2021, and slowly throughout the season I me out to more and more people, " Gilbert said.

GAY, GEIA

He's often heard players e "gay" as a rogatory term toward their poor shots, for example, and enuraged people to choose their words more refully.

LYNCH: GAY MEN ARE NEARLY VISIBLE GOLF, BUT WE’RE NOT NON-EXISTENT

Thomas Gilbert beg an openly gay, active PDGA player is kd of a big al. Le Prokop is the only gay active NHL player, ever. There is one openly gay MLS player, Coll Mart.

There have been more one-hand players the MLB than gay players. Whether your argument is that r/discgolf should be rerved for pictur of you standg next to a basket you swear you aced, or that the wonrful, clive world of 2022, a person's sexualy isn't news, or you're jt a bigot threatened by exceptnally talented, likeable gay people, this is a really big al.

I am gay and I play disc golf. I'm not the type to outright make a statement about the way I am, but 's pretty obv wh 5 mut of meetg me that I am gay. How acceptg is the disc golf muny wh regards to gay people?