#gay-athletes

#gay-athletes

He spent his teenage years, he said, trying to reconcile his sexuality with those expectations. "As a young teenager, I carried a weight that did not seem to fit into that world, and I lived in a constant state of dichotomy. I loved the game, but I lived with a persistent fear. I wondered how I could be gay and still play such a tough and masculine sport."

"I heard homophobic comments all the time in the locker room - to my face, behind my back. That was just a part of the culture" - Brian Vahaly