Gay coach and lacrosse player are opening closet doors at Bowdoin College

Dan82 · Apr 18, 2011

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ell the pain and solitude of the sports closet. When he graduated from Bowdoin in 2003, he was a superstar. He played the school’s No. 1 singles all four years of his career. He was a three-time All-American. He was named the school’s Male Athlete of the Year his senior season.

When he graduated, many people on campus knew he was gay; He had been coming out gradually during his four years at Bowdoin. But when he graduated he moved to Palm Springs, hit the semi-pro circuit, served as a hitting partner for such stars as Justin Henin, Chanda Rubin and the indomitable Martina Navratilova…and he went right back in the closet.

“The semi-pro circuit was cut-throat,” Joyner said. “I had no friends and I wasn’t about to make enemies of guys I was seeing weekly at tournaments by being out. I wanted to be great at tennis and I wanted to win. That year was not productive to me developing as a person...

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brodyman · Apr 18, 2011

Hmm interesting article, it's to bad he didn't continue to come out about himself. But it is hard being an athlete and being gay.

rangerfan · Apr 21, 2011

Yeah its very hard being bi or gay playing major sports, most of my football team doesn't know, i fell i will lose their trust

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