Outsports founr Cyd Zeigler illtrat the stggle of out athlet his new book, Fair Play. In this exclive excerpt, Zeigler tak on the thorny issue of gay-straight relatns.
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PROBG THE STRAIGHT FEAR OF GAY GAZE LOCKER ROOMS
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So, I asked my iend Robbie Stewart if he would speak openly about his experienc as a gay man ntistry. I qualified as a ntal therapist 2018, and, to be hont, I didn’t really thk too much about the fact I was gay. I don’t feel like I have been discrimated agast the workplace bee I’m gay.
But, as someone who is part of that muny, I haven’t really seen any major reprentatn of anyone who’s openly gay, or wavg the flag sayg: ‘This is how you clu the muny. As one gay patient noted: ‘There is a missed opportuny the ntext of the role ntists play sexual health. Surely people know ’s associated wh a rogatory term for people who are gay?
This week marks the begng of Pri Month, which is dited to celebratg the gay and LGBTQ+ muni all around the world. * what do you call a gay dentist *
What do you ll a gay ntist? When I was younger, I didn’t have a burng sire to tell the world that I was gay.