On March 1, 1985, Gallagher attempted to commit suicide due to depression as he struggled to come to terms with his homosexuality.[4] The incident occurred twelve days after his first sexual encounter with another man. Gallagher survived the suicide attempt, but was left paraplegic.[5]
Gallagher later stated that before his attempt, "he had become unable to reconcile his image of himself as an athlete with gay urges." However, he believed that the incident also helped him: "I was more emotionally paralyzed then, than I am physically now."[5] He went on to become an author and speak out publicly about disabilities and homosexuality, including in an interview with CBC Radio's The Inside Track for "The Last Closet", a special episode about homophobia in sports which aired in 1993.[6] He was also the founder of the organization Alive to Thrive.[7]
gallagher, american, football, born, 1957, edwin, gallagher, april, 1957, 2005, better, known, gallagher, american, football, player, played, university, pittsburgh, offensive, tackle, from, 1977, 1979, march, 1985, gallagher, attempted, commit, suicide, depre. Edwin B Gallagher April 6 1957 May 4 2005 better known as Ed Gallagher 1 was an American football player who played for the University of Pittsburgh at offensive tackle from 1977 to 1979 2 3 On March 1 1985 Gallagher attempted to commit suicide due to depression as he struggled to come to terms with his homosexuality 4 The incident occurred twelve days after his first sexual encounter with another man Gallagher survived the suicide attempt but was left paraplegic 5 Gallagher later stated that before his attempt he had become unable to reconcile his image of himself as an athlete with gay urges However he believed that the incident also helped him I was more emotionally paralyzed then than I am physically now 5 He went on to become an author and speak out publicly about disabilities and homosexuality including in an interview with CBC Radio s The Inside Track for The Last Closet a special episode about homophobia in sports which aired in 1993 6 He was also the founder of the organization Alive to Thrive 7 Gallagher died of a heart condition in 2005 at his home in New Rochelle New York 8 See also editHomosexuality in American football Homosexuality in sports Principle 6 campaignReferences edit Obituary Edwin B Gallagher Jr The Journal News May 7 2005 Retrieved July 30 2016 via Legacy com Matt amp Andrej Koymasky Famous GLTB Ed Gallagher Andrejkoymasky com 2002 09 07 Retrieved 2013 02 02 Ed Gallagher Dies at 48 Outsports com Archived from the original on 2013 01 16 Retrieved 2013 02 02 4 Dec 1993 80 Edmonton Journal at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved 2022 10 06 a b The brief history of gay athletes Espn go com 1998 12 18 Retrieved 2013 02 02 Moment 62 CBC airs The Last Closet Outsports August 4 2011 Zeigler Cyd 2013 05 30 Ed Gallagher Alive To Thrive Outsports Retrieved 2019 03 07 Zeigler Cyd 2013 05 31 Ed Gallagher Dies at 48 Outsports Retrieved 2019 03 07 External links edit Ed Gallagher who turned suicide attempt to activism dies Outsports com 2005 05 13 Archived from the original on 2009 02 17 Retrieved 2009 02 08 nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Gallagher American football born 1957 amp oldid 1166978680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
