Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib publicly me out June 2021, makg him the first openly gay man to actively play the NFL.
Contents:
- COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS
- 'GO GAYS!': WHY USA'S LGBTQ WORLD CUP STARS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
- A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
- KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS
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'GO GAYS!': WHY USA'S LGBTQ WORLD CUP STARS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
A rerd number of out LGBTQ players make this year’s tournament a feast for gay fans. * which us soccer players are gay *
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A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. * which us soccer players are gay *
Atralian striker Andy Brennan me out as gay 2019, beg the first out gay Atralian male footballer.
He me out 2011, and won the seventh season of Swedish realy show Let's Dance, beg the first out gay person to w. He me out as gay 2022.
His early clubs knew he was gay, and he me out durg his reer, beg the first pro footballer to do so. In 2014, he beme Bra's hight-profile out, gay player, and was the first out, gay male player to play at Wembley.
KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
He later me out as gay and has sce spoken out about the difficulti queer players face.