Oregon State softball coach Kirk Walker inspires, reassures other gay leaders
Not only does Oregon have the only publicly gay Division I women's basketball coach in Portland State's Sherri Murrell. The state also is home to the first openly gay man in a Division I sport: Oregon State's Kirk Walker.
Walker came out to his team in 2005, when he and partner Randy Baltimore decided to adopt a child. Jim Buzinski, co-founder of Outsports.com, said Murrell and Walker are still among the very few out coaches nationwide.
Though Walker, 46, said he knows of other gay coaches -- they just haven't been featured in high-profile stories -- his narrative has taken hold and prompted hundreds of responses. Most who contact Walker praise his courage.
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