Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.
Contents:
- GAY ATHLETE FOUND HIS NICHE AND HIS HBAND THROUGH ROWG
- THIS GAY LLEGE ROWG ACH HAS HAD 9 ATHLET E OUT TO HIM
- FOR LLEGE ROWG PTA, G OUT AS GAY SHOWED POWER OF THENTICY
- KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
GAY ATHLETE FOUND HIS NICHE AND HIS HBAND THROUGH ROWG
I have a much different life than what I thought was possible for growg up whout any gay fluenc or role mols. And sce I didn’t have a lot of iends growg up, I assumed that much of what was available did not apply to me bee I am gay.
To this day I am still cur why was important to announce to strangers I was gay when walkg to a classroom, a locker room or a dg room. Whout knowg a sgle thg about beg gay and never havg met an openly gay man, I feared beg gay om as long as I n remember. My experienc told me that was bad to be gay.
THIS GAY LLEGE ROWG ACH HAS HAD 9 ATHLET E OUT TO HIM
By the time I graduated llege, HIV transmissn had h s height wh the gay muny.
FOR LLEGE ROWG PTA, G OUT AS GAY SHOWED POWER OF THENTICY
Still, I had never met an openly gay man or talked to anyone about HIV or AIDS. If I was gay, then the thought of sex translated to a ath sentence.
And if I was gay, I knew I uld blend and hi my achievements.
KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
We all took re of each other, looked out for one other, and supported each other ways I thought were not for me bee I was gay.
And was then when I first sheepishly showed up at gay night club on a random Saturday night and danced all night the middle of the dance floor wh my ey closed. As a new gay man, I uld not draw om the same experienc nor make the same jok and still protect my inty. Wrten By Charley Sullivan, openly gay rowg ach at the Universy of MichiganEvery four years, when the Olympics roll around, llege rowg ach get exced.