Sportswriter Ed Gray comes out
Ed Gray, a Boston Herald sportswriter, said he could no longer tolerate the ''unabashed homophobia'' in professional sports, revealed he was gay in a column and called on teams to crack down on what he called the last acceptable prejudice in the sports world. The 55-year-old reporter who has worked at the Herald for twenty years said, ''I just got to the point where I didn't want to be silent anymore. In the sports world, homophobia is tolerated. It's the one minority that seems to be fair game.'' The column, headline ''Out and Proud,'' was displayed prominently on the back page of the Herald. Boston Globe
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