A professional gay

Now the gay golfer currently works at the College Golf Guidethorough which he educates young golfers on how to navigate their budding careers and take them to the next level. Explore the challenges and benefits of being out at work as an LGBTQ+ professional.

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Van der Walt went on to play professional golf for five years — mostly with the Sunshine Tour in South Africa — and coach golf for a decade. JP van der Walt: The journey to that point was quite interesting. Outsports: What is it about golf specifically that intrigues you?

JP van der Walt: I have to say, from my dad. There are a lot of connections to life in golf. My sisters, maybe not so much. We chat with van der Walt via Zoom just weeks after World Pridewhere he saw the golf landscape evolve in real time.

Outsports: How did you get your start in professional golf? JP van der Walt: The challenge that comes with it. Learn how to navigate authenticity, build connections, and foster inclusivity. JP van der Walt: My day-to-day right now is just talking to kids and helping them figure out their best fit for college, and getting them ready to play college golf when they get there at the age of Like, what do you talk about to coaches and what are they looking for?

Also, he is a television producer. In conclusion, Coming Out at Work: A Guide for Gay Professionals is a process that requires courage, resilience, and self-awareness. Not every day is the same. However, with the right mindset and strategies, it is completely possible to thrive and succeed in your career.

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I graduated from high school in South Africa — and we graduate high school at the end of the year, in December. By following the tips and strategies outlined in this blog post, you can navigate the coming out process with confidence and integrity.

J P van der Walt has come a long way in his golf journey. In when I graduated, I really wanted to follow this dream of playing professional golf, so tried it out for five years and had an amazing time doing it, traveling the world, living out of a suitcase in the summers.

And you know, every school is a little different, and so they rely a little bit on my coaching background to give them an idea of what certain coaches are looking for. I grew up in a pretty fortunate situation where my dad and my mom built a an amazing house with tennis courts, and we had two bentgrass greens where I could hit balls, and all kinds of stuff — I think it was two and a half hectares, so it was a pretty big spot.

It challenges you mentally, it challenges you physically, and it helps you deal with those adversities out there. Hailing from South Africa, the love of the game has taken him all over the world. Our weekly playbook is packed with everything from locker room chatter to pressing LGBTQ sports issues.

Robbie Roger / Instagram Consequently, Robbie came gay as gay back inand inhe married his longtime boyfriend, television writer-producer Greg Berlanti. Subscribe to our Newsletter today. Junior college was a professional next step for me, but I had to wait about a year and a half before I could come over to the States, because there I was too late in the game to get the ball rolling for the very next year.

Rogers is a former professional soccer player and the first openly gay man to compete in a top North American professional sports league.

How to come out

My brothers and I are all sports fans. Outsports: Where did your passion for sports begin? We moved away from there when I was 15, but it was instilled in me at a very young age. Outsports: What does your day-to-day consist of?

Golf, tennis, rugby and cricket, and all the traditional sports — I was just exposed to all of it.