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

stories of coming out gay

Jacksonville Jaguars’ assistant ach Kev Maxen has ma history by beg the first male ach profsnal sports the U.S. to publicly e out as gay.

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

Jaguars assistant Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's pro sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer. * stories of coming out 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.

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.

Iran is not acceptg of LGBTQ people, and 's very dangero to be gay Iran.

JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT

* stories of coming out gay *

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.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS 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.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS 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. 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. Growg up, I thought if I got married and had a baby, I wouldn’t have to tell my mother that I was gay and uld be normal.

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