US EditionEx-NBL Star Comes Out as Gay
Andrew Ogilvy revealed he has been married to his partner for 18 months and wants to increase visibility for the LGBTQA+ community in basketball, having played 218 NBL games.
- Former NBL player Andrew Ogilvy publicly revealed he is gay in a one-on-one interview with Adelaide 36ers star Isaac Humphries during the NBL's fourth annual Pride Round.
- Ogilvy said he hid parts of himself during his career, feeling he had to present as straight and used two social media accounts to manage his public personas, due to a lack of positive portrayals of gay relationships growing up.
- Retiring in 2022, Ogilvy had been married to his long-time partner for nearly 18 months, with teammates attending the wedding and some aware but never explicitly acknowledging the relationship.
- Humphries applauded the revelation and framed it as progress, saying it was another big step forward for the LGBTQA+ community and that visibility and acceptance move the league forward.
- The NBL's Pride Round has helped open space for conversation, with Humphries' 2022 coming-out giving Ogilvy courage, creating a place for people in the stands and viewers at home to seek support.
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Gay Pride - LGBT & Queer VoicesPro basketball star AJ Oglivy comes out as gay, says he had to 'present as straight'
A former Australian pro basketball star just surprised the sports world by coming out as gay. Andrew Ogilvy, a retired center with the National Basketball League, came out during a frank conversation with the only other out gay player in the Aussie equivalent to the NBA.“There’s now a place for us to have this conversation, to be able to talk as openly as this,” Oglivy said when asked about his decision to come out in a chat with Isaac Humphries…
Ex basketball pro AJ Ogilvy comes out as gay
Retired Australian basketballer AJ Ogilvy has come out as gay, saying he kept his personal and professional life separate during his career. The 37-year-old, who played for the Illawarra Hawks for seven seasons and was a three-time All-NBL First Team selection, opened up about his sexuality during an interview with the National Basketball League’s (NBL) only active out gay player, Isaac Humphries. The interview between the two sportsmen took pla…
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