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Openly gay athletes

Current and retired openly gay professional athletes.

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Openly gay athletes

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  1. An artist's rendering of NASA's X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle. REUTERS-NAS

  2. Jason Collins of the Washington Wizards, a veteran NBA center, has revealed he is gay in a first-person account published in Sports Illustrated, making him the first active player in a major American team sport to come out as gay. REUTERS-Jim Youn

  3. Tennis player Martina Navratilova came out as gay in 1981. REUTERS-Peter Skingle

  4. Number one WNBA draft pick Brittney Griner revealed she is gay in a Sports Illustrated interview in April 2013. REUTERS-Tim Shar

  5. Orlando Magic center John Amaechi became the first former NBA player to come out publicly in his February 2007 memoir Man in the Middle. REUTERS-Fil

  6. Midfielder Robbie Rogers, who played on the U.S. national soccer team, came out as gay in a February 2013 blog entry. REUTERS-U.S. Socce

  7. Puerto Rican boxer Orlando Cruz came out as gay in October 2012 while still active professionally. REUTERS-Scott Mille

  8. Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. women's soccer team revealed she was gay in an interview with Out magazine shortly before the London Olympics. REUTERS-Nigel Roddi

  9. Figure skater Johnny Weir came out in his January 2011 memoir titled Welcome to My World. REUTERS-Lee Jae-Wo

  10. Australian diver Matthew Mitcham came out just prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. REUTERS-Wolfgang Ratta

  11. Former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Kwame Harris revealed he is gay in a March 2013 interview with CNN. Harris played in the NFL from 2004 to 2009. REUTERS-Lou Demattei

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