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Two weeks after Adam Lambert, nner-up om the latt "Amerin Idol" season, announced he is gay, the nner-up om the first season is makg his own announcement. No, former Doyltown rint Jt Guari isn't gay. In fact, he said a... * gay the runner *

Atralian A-League soccer star Josh Cavallo me out as gay an October vio posted to his social media, beg hailed as the first current male top-flight profsnal soccer player to publicly do so. I'm a footballer and I'm gay.

"He ntued: "Growg up I always felt the need to hi myself, you know, bee I was ashamed, and ashamed I'll never be able to do what I love and be gay. In a September terview wh USA Today, 25-year-old mor league baseball player beme the only active baseball profsnal to be out as gay!

Natnal Hockey League prospect Le Prokop me out as gay July, the first active player the league to e out.

GAY NNER BIBLE BELT FDS HIS STRI AT THE UNIVERSY OF ARKANSAS

Democratic printial ndidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a history of repeatedly sharg unfound nspiraci that man-ma chemils the environment uld be makg children gay or transgenr and g the femizatn of boys and masculizatn of girls. * gay the runner *

"I am proud to publicly tell everyone that I am gay, " he wrote a heartfelt msage on social media. The 28-year-old Natnal Football League player and Rairs fensive leman ma history when he me out as gay on Instagram durg Pri Month, beg the first veteran NFL player to e out as gay while signed to a regular-season ntract. I jt wanted to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay.

DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPN KELLY HOLM SHAR 'RELIEF' AFTER REVEALG SHE IS GAY

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The Bachelor star and former football player (who was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted ee agent and was on the practice squad of the Oakland Rairs and the Philalphia Eagl) me out as gay April, sayg he had fally e to terms wh his sexualy and the "next step all of this was sort of lettg people know. "He wanted everyone to know he was "still the same Colton everybody met on TV" and is "proud to be gay. Hiltz had prevly e out as gay while llege and has been a visible and affirmg prence for gay athlet the past.

Corey Walsh, the 27-year-old pro BMX rir and Vans spokperson, said he isn't normally the type of person to "let people " on his personal life, but felt was important to e out as gay a March Instagram post bee "there are a lot of people still stgglg wh the same suatns" and he "jt wanted to let people know that they are not alone. Champn long track speedskater Conor McDermott-Mostowy never hid beg gay om his fay, iends, and fellow athlet, but he also wasn't one to rate his locker wh rabow Pri flags eher.

As the current producer charged wh mountg a motn picture adaptatn of the most popular gay novel of all time, I was particularly terted Roger Kfman's recent Counterpunch ("It's Time to Out Gay Stereotypg Films," Jan. 24). * gay the runner *

He ially feared negative stereotyp about gay male athlet but threw those ncerns asi after his two-tle performance at the U. In 2013, Matt Llano me out publicly as gay when he published a blog post tled “It’s Time” on his personal webse.

Alone as an openly gay athlete when he joed the cross untry and track and field teams 2011, Melly was pleased that his senr season three of the five top nners intified as LGBT.

Matt Young was raised a nservative Oklahoma town, but has found his niche as a nner and gay man at the Universy of Arkansas. * gay the runner *

Teams wh gay athlet also have a funny tenncy to be more acceptg across the board.

It eaked me out a b at first when I started gettg msag om other gay athlet, often younger kids and teens, who found me and felt my story ronated wh them.

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Double Olympic champn Kelly Holm reveals she is gay.

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