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Dec 2014
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LA Galaxy Soccer Star Comes Out & Embrac...

KATHRYN ZOX
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Kathryn interviews Championship-winning soccer star Robbie Rogers on his book "Coming Out to Play". In February 2013, when Rogers came out as gay via a letter that he posted online, he made sports history. After having kept his sexuality a secret for 25 years, he became the first openly gay man to compete in a major North American professional sports league. ... Show More
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