LGBT teen athletes ‘overwhelmingly closeted’.

Respondents to the study cite homophobic and transphobic bullying as reasons for staying in the closet. Image from Shutterstock

Despite the high profile of out athletes such as Michael Sam and Adam Rippon, adolescent LGBT athletes are “overwhelmingly closeted,” according to a study the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the University of Connecticut.

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