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Contents:
- COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS
- COLL MART JT BEME THE ONLY OUT GAY MAN MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS
- COLL MART, MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYER, SAYS, 'I'M GAY'
- COLL MART SAYS HE HAD MIXED FEELGS WHEN HIS TEAM FORFEED A GAME AFTER HE WAS LLED AN ANTI-GAY SLUR
- MNOTA UNED'S COLL MART OUT AS GAY
COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS
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COLL MART JT BEME THE ONLY OUT GAY MAN MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS
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COLL MART, MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYER, SAYS, 'I'M GAY'
“Today, I am proud that my entire team and the management of Mnota Uned know that I am gay. ”There have been openly gay men the major leagu the recent past; 2013. Basketball center Jason Colls ma history by beg the first active player any of the five major Amerin leagu (basketball, baseball, football, hockey, and soccer) to e out as gay.
COLL MART SAYS HE HAD MIXED FEELGS WHEN HIS TEAM FORFEED A GAME AFTER HE WAS LLED AN ANTI-GAY SLUR
”While ne former NFL football players have e out — or were outed — as gay after retirement, 2014, Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player drafted to a team.
MNOTA UNED'S COLL MART OUT AS GAY
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