Pro wrestler Donnie Janela comes out as pansexual
New South Pro Wrestling standout ‘Kung Fu’ Donnie Janela becomes the latest in a growing list of out LGBTQ pro wrestlers.
By Brian C. Bell | April 1, 2021Outsports’ list of coming out stories from LGBT people in sports.
New South Pro Wrestling standout ‘Kung Fu’ Donnie Janela becomes the latest in a growing list of out LGBTQ pro wrestlers.
By Brian C. Bell | April 1, 2021On Opening Day, it feels like MLB needs more humanity. And an active player coming out would provide that very quality.
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By Josiah Davis | March 23, 2021After struggling with being gay growing up, Kim Brady found her niche on Cal’s soccer team in college and never looked back.
By Kim Brady | March 22, 2021‘The realization hit me that I was the first gay person any of my teammates had ever met,’ Britton Majure says after he came out as gay.
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By Lindsey Farrell | March 16, 2021McDermott-Mostowy competed for Team USA at the World Championships. He’s found acceptance in speed skating.
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By Jordan Fixsen | March 9, 2021‘I wish I had come out sooner.... but I also realize that my story happened this way for a reason,’ volleyball player and coach Shaughn McDonald says.
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By Cyd Zeigler | February 15, 2021Pro wrestling’s beacon of positivity took hold of his narrative last year by dropping a persona the made him ‘miserable’ and coming out publicly as pansexual.
By Brian C. Bell | February 13, 2021Thomas Vanderbrook struggled for years with his sexuality and felt like he was drowning. Opening up to those around him showed him a new path.
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