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. 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.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
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.