Everyone involved in this site — including, yes, the person writing this — is either queer themselves or a cool-as$ ally. We work for an athlete storytelling company, but the truth is there aren’t many stories about us.
We exist, we’re here, and you are, too.
We wanted to create a place where queer athletes can tell their stories, or, if they haven’t quite written them yet (uhh, welcome to the club!), ask questions to help discover themselves.
1.) Click the “submit a question!” button
2.) Fill the box with whatever you’re wondering. They could be questions around new feelings, expressing yourself to your coaches or teammates, or general confusion you may have.
We’ve partnered with some incredible queer pro athletes — check the schedule to see who will be answering each week of Pride month! — who will do their best to answer and express their perspectives and thoughts to the best of their ability.
Feeling safe is of the utmost importance, so it’s 100% anonymous; you’ll never be asked to give your name or email. And we do have some guidelines:
We’re excited to hear from you and honored to be part of your journey. We’ll be here in the meantime.
Today, Tomorrow, Always,
Your Queer Friends @ UNINTERRUPTED
If you’re feeling thoughts of self harm or are in an immediate crisis, please don’t send a message through the portal because we won’t know how to get in contact with you. Instead call or text this 100% free and confidential hotline provided by The Trevor Project. Also know that you’re not alone and we’d love to get to know you!
I’ve recently come out to my friends, family and teammates. I can’t help but feel like they treat me slightly different. Do you think it’s worth it to bring it up or let them process their own way?
Really, if it's important to you to bring it up, bring it up.
But it's equally important to be mindful of how they may be processing it. The same way that you hope and expect them to honor your visibility and what you're going through, you should consider that their perspective may be different, or it may take them more time, to properly articulate what they're feeling, and that's totally okay.
While that respect is a two way street, be consistent, be clear, be firm, create boundaries, but remind them you're still you, the same that you were before, the same that you are now, and the same that you're going to be. So just kinda let it pass. Again, just have open conversations as best as you can, and communicate.
Kevin Maxen is a former college football player and the current associate strength coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars.