Eric Bach is an openly gay broadster for the Frericksburg Natnals. He has major league aspiratns, but his path has been much lonelier than he would prefer.
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(Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News)There was a culture of “hypermasculy” barbershops that Woodson, who is gay, said he overlooked for a long the last straw for Woodson was when he wnsed a meang enunter between a barbershop regular and a transgenr woman outsi. He hop his shop will help ga awarens about more acceptg self-re spac among the gay and straight muni. " Gay rights advot say while gay men may be out and proud every aspect of their tend to go back "to" the closet whenever they enter a "tradnal" barbershop.
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