Have any major sports celebrieties come out of the closet (male or female)?

**Frank** · 09-25-2009, 02:03 PM

If so, who?
recently and historically

**Leah** · 09-25-2009, 02:07 PM

Recently or historically?

http://espn.go.com/otl/world/timeline.html

That link is ten years old. Plenty more have come out since.

**call me McLovin....** · 09-25-2009, 02:07 PM

Only one I know of is Sheryl Swoopes

09-25-2009, 02:07 PM

Mark Tewksbury - swimmer! (cute)!

**cool dude** · 09-25-2009, 02:07 PM

Greg Louganis, Olympic diver, for one. Most "out" gay athletes are amateurs/Olympians or individual sports like golf or tennis, rather than team sports. Probably being openly gay would be an impediment to product endorsements for professionals, not to mention lockerroom taunting, whereas amateurs tend to be in a liberal college setting.

09-25-2009, 02:11 PM

John Amaechi who was the first openly gay NBA player to come out.
and in the world of ladies tennis you got - AmÃ©lie Mauresmo, Billie Jean King and Martina NavrÃ¡tilovÃ¡.
and aussie vollyball player Natalie Cook!!