“When Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop came out last month, it was the first time an active player under contract to an NHL team had ever publicly acknowledged they were gay.
Overnight, Prokop’s announcement doubled the number of out gay athletes currently playing in the country’s four major men’s sports — football, basketball, baseball and hockey. Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib also came out last month.
The back-to-back announcements were met with an outpouring of support from fellow players, teams, league officials and fans…”
Why There are Few Openly Gay Athletes in Professional Sports
