Orlando Cruz

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

• The Community of LGBTQ Boxers
• Hall of Famers Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.wboboxing.com/orlando-cruz/
• http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/11/orlando-cruz-gay-boxer-world-title
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2455793/Boxer-Orlando-Cruz-fights-sports-openly-gay-world-champion.html
• http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/wedding-guide/vows/2013/11/18/orlando-cruz-married-jose-manuel-colcn-nyc

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