OUT magazine has gathered together a beautiful series of images "
of straight sports stars who have stood up for fairness and tolerance, shoulder-to-shoulder with their LGBT peers."
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| Ben Cohen, Hudson Taylor, Michael Irvin, Mike Chabala, and Nick Youngquest |
The world of pro sports is notoriously unwelcoming to out athletes, one of the last bastions of homophobia. From hate-filled fans to teammates who won’t share the showers to bigoted sportscasters, the toxic environment can ruin a career or even end a life. But at the vanguard of a move to change that is a small band of straight sports stars who have stood up for fairness and tolerance, shoulder-to-shoulder with their LGBT peers. Here, we salute them.
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