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In MMA, Pride Month is very much celebrated.

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Image source, Getty Images. 6 gay MMA fighters breaking stereotypesBeing an openly gay athlete in a sport like MMA takes a lot of courage to say the least. It's a question which could in part be answered by the way UFC star Jeff Molina was treated earlier this month.

This X post cannot be displayed in your browser. End of X post by Jeff Molina. Why are there no openly gay male MMA fighters? It's so unnecessary to hide who we are, you're beautiful no matter what - you're a human being. Taylor agrees, pointing to the tight-knit culture of combat sports which can help create a welcoming environment.

This article contains content provided by X. Shad Smith is one of the very few male professional MMA athletes to have come out. McCann believes if a male fighter was to come out today, there would be a similarly positive reaction from the MMA community.

Smith says the reaction he got from the MMA community was key to his positive experience in coming out. Though the vast majority of the MMA community is completely accepting, such as UFC President Dana White who has voiced his support of LGBT fighters multiple times, some are not.

Smith points to the perception fighters should be 'macho', and encourages athletes to just be themselves. By virtue of being athletic, women coming out conforms to a stereotype, while men coming out rejects a stereotype.

Smith, who retired from the sport earlier this year, inadvertently revealed his sexuality when speaking to a stranger at the age of Smith left is credited with being the first man to come out in professional MMA. I think sometimes it might be seen as you don't want to be seen as weaker and give other people the upper hand in persecution of you.

Our Falklands War: Unflinching personal experiences of a short but brutal war. Its members are within other groups, subcultures, and societies. Image source, Instagram. Molina, who is heterosexual, wore a special UFC kit supporting Pride during his win over Zhalgas Zhumagulov, but received abuse on social media.

However, actions like the American's help create an environment in which athletes could come out and be supported, according to sport unity group Athlete Ally. Nothing but awesome, every single one of them," said Smith.

13 UFC Fighters Who : Under less-than-ideal circumstances, UFC flyweight Jeff Molina has revealed that he is bisexual, making him the first male UFC fighter to come out as being part of the LGBTQ community

Plenty of UFC fighters are a part of the spectrum and here is a handful of them. Taylor agrees, pointing to how athleticism is stereotyped. The LGBT community is a loose group of people with various sex orientations united by a culture and cause.

View original content on X. Accept and continue. The MMA community is no different and the LGBT community representatives can be found among fighters. Both team-mates and promotions alike were supportive of his sexuality. Those select few are few and far between however, and shouldn’t prevent others from.

From male and female gay UFC fighters to encouraging closet members to reveal their identity to the world, the MMA community embraces Pride month in a spectacular manner.