The quadrennial celebratn of LGBTQ+ sport and culture, the Gay Gam, returns for s 11th edn om 3-11 November after a 16-month lay ed by the ronavis panmic.
Contents:
- ATHLET WHO ARE GAY
- LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH: GAY GAM 2023 - WHERE 'S THE TAKG PART THAT UNTS
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY
ATHLET WHO ARE GAY
Thanks to the proment athlet who are gay, the sports world is beg more and more acceptg of homosexual players. Whether the famo Olympians, ... * gay sport uk *
Adam Rippon ma history as the first openly gay Amerin male figure skater to w a medal at the Wter Olympics. Welsh gby star Gareth Thomas beme one of the first known active gay athlet when he publicly acknowledged his sexualy 2009.
LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH: GAY GAM 2023 - WHERE 'S THE TAKG PART THAT UNTS
Out Magaze on gay fns and sports. Read about the openly gay athlet who are breakg barriers profsnal sports. * gay sport uk *
Thomas was recently the victim of a homophobic attack Cardiff, and upon his requt, the 16-year-old boy who abed him was alt wh by way of rtorative jtice.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY
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Fretyle skier G Kenworthy who me out as gay an ESPN article 2015 had the most inic LGBT+ sports moment 2018 when he kissed his boyiend Matt Wilkas on live TV.
Jacksonville Jaguars ach Kev Maxen has e out as gay, makg him the first out male ach a pro men's league. NBC Sports' Corey Robson explas why this is a big step for football. * gay sport uk *
Acrdg to him, “the only way to really change perceptns, to break down barriers, break down homophobia, is through reprentatn. I never saw a gay athlete kissg their boyiend at the Olympics.
Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib publicly me out June 2021, makg him the first openly gay man to actively play the NFL. * gay sport uk *
In 2015 Keegan Hirst beme the first Brish gby league player to e out as gay. He also beme the first Brish Rugby League player to take to the pch as an out gay man, receivg an overwhelmgly posive reactn om fans and fellow players alike. In 2017, former Olympic swimmer Mark Foster revealed he was gay.