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Soccer star Rapinoe comes out

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Megan Rapinoe, a bona fide female soccer star, recently came out and discusses the rammifications of other athletes coming out.

U.S. soccer star Rapinoe publicly announces she's gay

"It seems like such an odd circumstance, but until there are fearless athletes who willingly tag themselves with this major personality characteristic, a lot of children who grow up to be great gay or lesbian athletes will hesitate to publicly come out …"
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19465705/us-soccer-star-rapinoe-publicly-announces-shes-gay

 As society's attitudes become liberated then we'll see more athletes come out which will forever change our society and its acceptance of the glbt community.
 

Josh Dixon – 1st out olympian?

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I think we all know there have been plenty of gay olympic gymnaists on the rings before, but Josh Dixon may very well be the first "out" gay male to represent the United States and the historic event.

San Jose Athlete Could Be 1st Openly Gay Male Gymnast On US …

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"SAN JOSE (KCBS) – If Josh Dixon makes the cut at the US Olympic team trials in San Jose on Thursday, he could also make history as the first openly gay male …beta.local.yahoo.com/news-san-jose-athlete-could-1st-openly-…"
http://beta.local.yahoo.com/news-san-jose-athlete-could-1st-openly-gay-male-gymnast-us.html%3Fwoeid%3D12797130%26lat%3D37.419200897217%26lon%3D-122.07553863525%26statecode%3DCA%26cityname%3DMountain%2520View

You can bet we'll be tuned in and routing for Josh! 

German National Soccer Team A Bunch of Gays!

Fresh from their powerful and exciting run in the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the German national football team has been shocked by an  anti-gay slur on the team by the agent of injured captain Michael Ballack.
Michael Becker, who is an agent and advisor  to Ballack since 1999, made the anti gay remarks in a magazine two months before the FIFA Competition.
Der Spiegel writer Alexander Osang recalled an interview he did with Becker before the tournament in which the agent allegedly told him the players were a bunch of gays and the writer claims Becker was going to out them saying which of the top players were gay and also  making a reference to one who was “half gay.”
Becker later told a group of players and managers there was a former national player who was going to expose a “bunch of gays” within the national team.
The whole issue of gay players in the German national  Bundesliga is a rather sensitive issue in Germany at the moment.   During  March this year,  former football manager Rudi Assauer caused  outrage by saying there is ‘no place’ for gay players in football.   He said   “Perhaps they are OK in other sports but not in football.  If a player came to me and said he was gay I would say to him: ‘You have shown courage.’ But then I would tell him to find something else to do”    He continued “That’s because those who out themselves always end up busted by it, ridiculed by their fellow players and by people in the stands”

Tales from the NFL closet

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Former NFL Player Wade Davis comes out of the closet in a big way and encourages other gay players to do the same.  Of course, Wade waited until after he was out of prosports to make his sexuality known.  However, he is serving as a valuable role model to gay youth around the world with his recent announcement.

Gay former player encourages current gay players to come out

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“Davis wrestles on camera with the question of whether to urge players fighting for a roster spot to come out of the closet.  “Screw it,” Davis eventually says.  “I don’t want to be in the business of telling anyone they can’t live their life authentically.  I don’t want to do that anymore.”  And so, regardless of where a gay player sits on the roster, Davis thinks he should “come out and say, you know what, I’m gay, I’m still a great athlete and even a better human being.” …NBCSports.com”
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/06/gay-former-player-encourages-current-gay-players-to-come-out/

Read more abour Wade Davis at nbcsports