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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Outsports previews blog of young LGBT athletes

From Outsports.

 Robert is a 17-year-old living in the South, a big fan of cars, music, video games and the Chicago Bears. He also plays soccer on his high school team and is gay. Along with two friends, Brad and Ben, he will be launching a blog next week specifically to connect other gay and questioning high school athletes.

I know Robert’s identity and that is his picture, but I am letting him tell his own story on their blog, which I think can really make a difference for teenagers. Robert sent me the following piece to ask me if it should go on the blog. I think it is so heartfelt and moving about the struggles of a young person to come to terms and acceptance with his sexuality that he allowed me to share it with Outsports readers ahead of the blog going public:

Read it on Outsports HERE.

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