Gay MMA coach and champion wrestler wins toughest battle by coming out

January 19, 2021 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, SPORTS Comments Off on Gay MMA coach and champion wrestler wins toughest battle by coming out
Chris McLeod says, “It is disheartening to consider the number of talented athletes who will never realize their potential, because society has created the perception that sports is a straight man’s world.” (Photo: OutSports.com)

UpUp until about two years ago, I was a closeted gay man doing his best to coexist in a hetero world.

There was not a person who knew my secret and I had committed to keeping it that way for…