Jags' Maxen is first male Amerin pro sports ach to e out as gay - ESPN

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• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Kyle EllttCareer ach and member of the Gay Coach AllianceI texted my parents my senr year of high school g out, and they were overwhelmgly supportive.

JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Then, when I was between my hman and sophomore years of llege, I roomed wh someone who was out and queer and, well, we were girliends jt a uple of weeks. After that, was easy to tell people I was gay.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

Iran is not acceptg of LGBTQ people, and 's very dangero to be gay Iran. S., where beg gay was safer than Iran, I realized I didn't have to lie about who I was, so I me out to my mom. After tellg her, she locked herself our apartment and threatened suici unls I stopped beg gay.

Askg for advice on havg a gay son. She feared judgment om our muny, but more than anythg, she feared for my safety and the challeng I would face as a gay man. I remember a time when I wanted to go to this big gay Halloween party.

Urty of GurzaJP BrammerAuthor of Hola Papi: How to Come Out a Walmart Parkg Lot and Other Life Lsons“I remember when I me out to my nt, whom I’ve always been close to, I said, “Auntie, I thk I’m gay. Even though we lived Massachetts, which is a liberal state, this was the early 2000s, so still wasn't like is now that people are more ted and everyone seems to know somebody who's gay or a celebry who's nonbary.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY

My mother’s homophobia was one of the reasons I waed to e out. Every time my mother would see a gay woman, she would say, “if one of my children be like that, I’ll kill them.