Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league to e out as gay.
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- 20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS
- OPENLY GAY PRO SOCCER REF SAYS SPE SOME HATE, HE’S GLAD HE’S E OUT
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS
He says that there are "many gay people soccer," and hop to spire closeted athlet to speak their tth. * gay soccer ref *
"Navratilova, a trailblazer for gay rights, tweeted a one-word rponse: "Yik... She is one of the world’s most famo out gay athlet, and fights fiercely for the LGBTQ+ muny. Brazilian soccer referee Igor Benevenuto has reportedly bee the first FIFA-ranked ref to e out as gay.
OPENLY GAY PRO SOCCER REF SAYS SPE SOME HATE, HE’S GLAD HE’S E OUT
The 41-year-old said that there are “many gay people soccer, ” and hop to spire closeted athlet to speak their tth. “Soccer was for men, and sce an early age I knew I was gay… there was not a more perfect place to hi my sexualy, ” Benevenuto told the Nos Armárs dos Vtiárs podst.
Gays are ed to not beg themselv. “There are many gay people soccer.
Related: Pro soccer player out as gay by troducg his boyiend on Instagram.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
Last year, 21-year-old Atralian soccer player Josh Cavallo me out as gay, makg him one of the few active players to do so. In an emotnal clip posted onle, Cavallo said: “There’s somethg personal that I need to share wh everyone: I’m a footballer, and I am gay.
He went on to say, “I was ashamed I’d never be able to do what I love, and be gay … All I want to do is play football and be treated equally. There are some players who have publicly stated that they are Gays or Lbians. The Football Feratn l have been updated to clu gay and lbian players on the field alongsi straight players.
However, this suatn has sparked a long-nng bate about the acceptance and ndong of gays and lbians football.