Openly gay sportsmen

List of LGBTQ sportspeople This is a list of notable, openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, and transgender sportspeople as well as those who identify as belonging to the broader queer community. Thanks to these prominent athletes who are gay, the sports world is becoming more and more accepting of homosexual players. Whether these famous Olympians, tennis greats, and basketball players came out after they retired, or revealed their sexuality during their sports careers, they’ve paved the.

A professional athlete who swam for Zimbabwe at the Rio Olympics, Sean Gunn came out as gay in March of "I honestly don't think anything really changed at all," Gunn told Outsports in. Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib publicly came out in June , making him the first openly gay man to actively play in the NFL. For some people, “jock” isn’t just a tag on their profile; it’s a lifestyle.

Get inspired by these 14 incredible gay athletes. She refused to take the required Barr body test , which would test her blood to find out her sex. But I also remember feeling badly for them. In nobody's world should being careful mean not being yourself. Sign In. Richards eventually retired from the sport in and has gone on to become an influential coach.

But in , King was outed as a lesbian, and her publicists told her to deny the claim. He became the first openly gay American to go to the Games. I'm black. I think there is less of that. In a interview on "Outside the Lines," Amaechi, who played five seasons in the NBA, said he thought there were other gay players in the league, but said it's "terrifying" for some to come out.

Gareth is a very open and transparent person, no topic was out of bounds as we heard about some of his struggles in coming out, on-field abuse, how the press lied to his family that he would die of AIDS, suicide, homophobic attacks set against some very inspiring stories of community, teamwork, relationships, completing an Ironman, and restorative justice. Meanwhile, Orlando Cruz became the first openly gay man in boxing.

It could also be that when it comes to sport, whilst there has been so much progress over recent years, there is still a way to go. But I also want kids who suffer from bullying to know that you can be whoever you want to be in life, including a professional boxer, that anything is possible and that who you are or whom you love should not be impediment to achieving anything in life.

I want for people to continue to see me for my boxing skills, my character, my sportsmanship. Hiltz will be one of at least three nonbinary athletes participating in Paris, according to Zeigler. English figure skater John Curry had barely come off the high of winning gold at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, when reporters caught wind of his sexuality from an article published in the International Herald Tribune.

I am a professional sportsman that always brings his best to the ring. They met as students at Baylor University over a decade ago. This year, a record 20 male athletes participating in the summer Olympics are publicly out. But it's happening. Robbie Rogers played soccer in England until when he announced he was gay and leaving the sport. Just look at how many athletes have come out now.

I remember being grateful that I got to do something that I really liked every single day.

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He went on to say he had previously struggled to share this publicly because of stereotypes. Rather than dwell I want to finish on the positive note that this event deserves. Profile My News Sign Out. In a post-race interview with NBC Sports , Hiltz, 29, said the race had significance beyond setting the meet record. I don't care.