PhotoOn Tuesday, Ryan O’Callaghan, the 33-year-old former New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle, came out as gay. He planned his death for the end of his athletic career until people in the Kansas City Chiefs organization helped him come out of the closet, bringing new life to a fully realized, fully queer, fully valid version of him. There is still nearly 15 years of emotional trauma that Mr. O’Callaghan, and many other L.G.B.T. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThis “internalized homophobia,” or the mental distress that L.G.B.T. community from both gay and straight people, and has detrimental effects on mental health.

Source: New York Times June 21, 2017 20:37 UTC