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In Seattle, [Lucas] Goodman [pictured] began dropping hints around his eight-man boat more than a year ago. He talked with his best friend, and with another rower who seemed both understanding and physically large enough to make a good ally.

When word spread, no one teased or whispered about him. The crew saves money by sharing hotel beds on the road, and the teammate who bunks with Goodman didn't mind.

"So what if I sleep in the same bed with a straight guy or with Lucas?" Casey Ellis asked. "Either way, there's going to be another guy there with me."

And one lesbian runner even had her teammates console her after a breakup:

At the University of Delaware, runner Lauren Stephenson said that coming out brought her closer to teammates.

Stephenson announced her sexual orientation as a junior, trying to soften the blow by saying she was bisexual. Soon, she found herself consoled in the locker room after a girlfriend cheated on her.

"All my teammates were telling me, 'You're so much hotter than she is, what is she thinking?' " Stephenson said. "It was just amazing."

It's about time someone in professional sports followed these kids' leads. The only pro athlete we know of who came out while playing is Australian rugby player Ian Roberts (who also happens to be ridiculously sexy...)

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