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- Carl Nassib made history in 2021 by becoming the first openly same-sex attracted man to actively act in the NFL.
- Sheryl Swoopes and Megan Rapinoe recognize as lesbians.
- Caitlyn Jenner, Patricio Manuel, Fallon Fox, and Renée Richards are transsexual athletes.
In 2021, Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to approach out as gay.
In June 2021, NFL defensive finish Carl Nassib came out as gay in a video posted to his Instagram, adding he donated $100,000 to The Trevor Project, an organization that focuses on suicide prevention in LGBTQ youth after he struggled with his sexuality for 15 years.
"I just want to seize a quick moment to say that I'm gay," Nassib said in the video. "I just consider that representation and awareness are so important. I actually
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Together, we tackle homophobia and other forms of discrimination affecting the LGBT+ community, addressing these issues in the press and social media. We promote education in schools, families, and beyond, teaching love and respect for all.
At GPN, inclusivity is at the heart of everything we carry out. We embrace diversity across race, ethnicity, age, disability, body type, sexu Bill Tilden, who does not hide his homosexuality, wins the men's singles title at Wimbledon. He goes on to win two more Wimbledon titles, seven U.S. championships, and leads U.S. teams to seven Davis Cup victories. In 1950, a survey of sportswriters names Tilden the greatest tennis player of the half-century. He dies in 1953. Tom Waddell, a 30-year-old Army physician, places sixth in the Olympic decathlon. Waddell, who is openly male lover, becomes increasingly involved in gay politics. In 1976, Waddell and his spouse Charles Deaton are the first gay men to be featured in the "Couples" section of People magazine. Five years later, Waddell forms San Francisco Arts and Athletics to plan the first "Gay Olympic Games." David Kopay, an NFL running back who played for five teams (San Francisco, Detroit, Washington, New Orleans, Green Bay) between 1964-72, becomes the first professional team-sport competitor to come out -- doing so three years after retiring. He admits his homosexuality during an interview with the now-defunct Washington Star. Billie Jean King is "outed" when ex-lover Marilyn Barnett sues her for "galimony" whi .