The first openly gay HBCU football player, Byron Perks, revealed his new boyiend to the world for Pri Month a social media post.
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- IN A LLEGE FOOTBALL FIRST, HBCU PLAYER OUT AS GAY
- BYRON PERKS, 1ST OPENLY GAY HBCU FOOTBALL PLAYER, CELEBRAT PRI MONTH WH NEW BOYIEND
- BYRON PERKS, FIRST OPENLY GAY HBCU FOOTBALL PLAYER, TALKS TO ESPN ABOUT LIFE CHANG
- BYRON PERKS, THE FIRST OUT GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER HBCU HISTORY, LANDS STARRG ROLE NEW SPORTS DOC
IN A LLEGE FOOTBALL FIRST, HBCU PLAYER OUT AS GAY
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A Hampton Universy football player me out publicly as gay, a first for a football player at a historilly Black llege or universy, acrdg to, an LGBTQ sports news se. Byron Perks, a Divisn I fensive back for the Hampton Universy Pirat, me out as gay an Instagram story shared Wednday.
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BYRON PERKS, 1ST OPENLY GAY HBCU FOOTBALL PLAYER, CELEBRAT PRI MONTH WH NEW BOYIEND
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“There hasn’t been an out gay football athlete at an HBCU.
BYRON PERKS, FIRST OPENLY GAY HBCU FOOTBALL PLAYER, TALKS TO ESPN ABOUT LIFE CHANG
“I’m sure the young man has heard his fair share of slurs om teammat unaware that he is gay.
Cyd Zeigler, the -founr of Outsports, noted that “so many ‘first’ gay athlet — John Amaechi, Jason Colls, Michael Sam — have been Black men. He is the first openly gay HBCU football player, and he recently revealed his new boyiend to the world.
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BYRON PERKS, THE FIRST OUT GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER HBCU HISTORY, LANDS STARRG ROLE NEW SPORTS DOC
Perks exprsed a siar sentiment durg an terview wh Outsports which he officially me out as gay last year. “Especially at an HBCU, young Black gay men need an outlet, ” Perks said. There hasn’t been an out gay football athlete at an HBCU.