Australian center announces he’s gay
Melbourne United starting center Isaac Humphries announced that he is gay and said he hopes his decision to go public will give confidence to other pro athletes to do the same.
Humphries, who played at Kentucky, became the first openly gay player in Australia’s National Basketball League when he made his announcement to teammates. He posted the video on Twitter.
The 24-year-old is the second active athlete in one of Australia’s top sports leagues to publicly announce he’s gay, following A-League soccer player Josh Cavallo.
“I believe it is definitely time to make a change and set an example to the next generation that they can be anything they want while still being true to themselves,” Humphries said. “I want to demonstrate that you can be a professional athlete, you can be anything you want, and still be gay.”
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