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Despite this match and its resulting homophobia, the Puerto Rican boxer remains an active LGBTQ fighter. [3] At the LGBT Ricans Conference at Hunter College, Orlando Cruz revealed the emotional pain he endured when he came out to his father as a teenager. 1 Ten … and Out! Because somebody else feels uncomfortable about it? 2 The world's only openly gay boxer, Orlando Cruz confronts stereotypes and pushes for inclusivity in boxing, fearing the sport may lag behind. 3 Inside the smaller theater at Madison Square Garden about five years ago, shortly before a world title fight, Emile Griffith was introduced one more time to the crowd. He rose shakily from his seat, waved ever so briefly and then sat down. 4 When the boxer Orlando Cruz issued a press release on October 3, , announcing to the world that he is gay, a strange thing happened: nothing. 5 Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen. Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers. 6 Martin Stark has gone from ICU beds to the squared circle. Now, he’s starting the World Gay Boxing Championships. 7 In the early s it was impossible to believe that any sporting hero could be a homosexual. T he boxer and his boyfriend sat together on a train hurtling along the New York subway. 8 In , the Puerto Rican became the first openly gay male boxer in the sport, but 11 years on, still stands on his own in a sport wrestling with machismo. According to a study in the National. 9 . 10 . 11 . 12