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27 professional athletes who identify as LGBTQ
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMegan Rapinoe.FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images Carl Nassib made history in 2021 by becoming the first openly gay man to actively play in the NFL. Sheryl...
Hampton University Student-Athlete Comes Out As First Gay Football Player at an HBCU
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoByron Perkins, a Hampton University defensive back, has made history after he publicly came out as...
Pride nights are a start, but the challenge of gaining genuine acceptance of the LGBTQ community in...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoThis is what Milwaukee veteran guard Pat Connaughton said on a social media video for the Bucks...
Carl Nassib, NFL’s first openly gay active player, retires after seven seasons
NY Daily News via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoCarl Nassib, who made history as the NFL’s first openly gay active player, is retiring after seven...
Carl Nassib, first active openly gay NFL player, announces retirement
Newsy via AOL· 8 months agoNFL player Carl Nassib Carl Nassib, the first openly gay man to play in a regular season NFL game,...
Congratulations! First HBCU Football Player to Come Out As Gay Entering 2024 NFL Draft
The Root via Yahoo News· 4 months agoByron Perkins is taking his talents on the field to the NFL next year. If you recall, the Hampton...
'Ted Lasso's Billy Harris Is Quietly Breaking Barriers
Out via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere was a nearly palpable excitement when I met Billy Harris at the season 3 premiere of Ted...
In a college football first, HBCU player comes out as gay
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Hampton University football player came out publicly as gay, a first for a football player at a...
Sean Strickland isn't a mental giant, but he is a homophobe. The UFC needs to act
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoIt wasn't shocking that UFC fighter Sean Strickland, yet again, said something deeply homophobic and awful. He is, after all, a deeply homophobic and awful person. This isn't opinion or hyperbole ...
Black Celebrities Who Are LGBTQ and Proud [UPDATE]
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBeing Black and a part of the LGBT community can be a struggle and these celebrities bravely decided to reveal their sexuality and inspire others to live...