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The San Francisco 49ers hosted a fan-focused event with the 49ers Pride Fan Group and PLUS (LGBTQ+) ERG to discuss being out in sports and in the workplace, highlighting inclusivity in the LGBTQ+. Gay checking the claim that Travis Hunter refused to wear an 49ers themed arm band ahead of his Week 5 match up against the Chiefs.

He had previously coached a high school dance and cheer team with a gay dancer, whose story Outsports will post next week in honor of National Coming Out Day. Those experiences took him to auditioning for a then all-female 49ers cheer team. The 49ers launched their PRIDE fan club inbecoming the first and only NFL team to create a space specifically for queer fans.

While there has been an increase of publicly out gay male cheerleaders in the NFL, the number of out players and coaches has lagged. The level of athleticism involved in perfecting their sport. And the stadium goes completely silent. List of LGBTQ American football players For a more in-depth discussion of the topic go here: Homosexuality in American Football.

The sports training includes practices, weight training and cardio on a daily basis. Yet here he is, now a part of a fast-growing fraternity of male NFL cheerleaders. Having found his calling at the Sac Dance Lab in SacramentoRomero was looking for the next extension of his dance career.

You can follow Jonathan Romero on Instagram. Story by Cyd Zeigler. This is a list of notable, openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, and queer -identifying athletes associated with American Football, namely the NFL.

This includes those who were posthumously outed. The time, the passion, the competition, cheer is definitely identifiable as a sport. As a male on a primarily female team, I was nervous. We need to be able to do everything we need to do on a game day.

He thought he had no chance. I get chills just talking about it. Our weekly playbook is packed with everything from locker room chatter to pressing LGBTQ sports issues. The one thing Romero wishes the public knew about professional cheerleaders?

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