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==Country==
 
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Sports
 
Sports
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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Featherweight boxer since 2000.  First openly gay boxer while still active professionally when he came out in 2012.  Participated in the 2000 Olympic Games.  Member, National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame (2013).  Married to Jose Manuel. 
  
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==See Also==
  
==Description==
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* [[The Community of LGBTQ Boxers]]
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* [[Hall of Famers Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.wboboxing.com/orlando-cruz/
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* http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/11/orlando-cruz-gay-boxer-world-title
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* http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2455793/Boxer-Orlando-Cruz-fights-sports-openly-gay-world-champion.html
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* http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/wedding-guide/vows/2013/11/18/orlando-cruz-married-jose-manuel-colcn-nyc
  
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Latest revision as of 14:42, 22 September 2024

Orlando Cruz

Country

Puerto Rico

Birth - Death

1981 -

Occupation

Sports

Description

Featherweight boxer since 2000. First openly gay boxer while still active professionally when he came out in 2012. Participated in the 2000 Olympic Games. Member, National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame (2013). Married to Jose Manuel.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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