Is It Harder To Come Out Of The Closet When You’re An Athlete? 27 answers , +2 raves I remembered the first time I tried to kill myself, after I lost a football game in high school. I thought I should have just hanged myself then and I wouldn’t be dealing with any of these problems… Why I am in love with my best friend Mike?… Why don’t I love some girl like the rest of my friends?… Why couldn’t I just be like everyone else? It was in the midst of those thoughts that I watched the movie “Milk.” It was the first time I realized that there are other people out there who are closeted and do not want to live. There are people like me. And it was then that I began to wonder: Are there other gay athletes too? The next day I decided to tell someone I’m gay, and I settled on one of my best friends from home. Read more: http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/gay_athlete_says_mi… Yes Being a Gay Athlete is harder. 89% (24 answers) No Being a Gay Athlete is easy. 11% (3 answers)
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Is It Harder To Come Out Of The Closet When You’re An Athlete?
