![]() ![]() He is also the president of the NFL Alumni of Central Ohio. After his football days, Katzenmoyer opened a gym and went into insurance. He had surgery prior to the 2001 season, but never played again. He did suffer a neck injury in 1999 and it hampered him in 2000. Katzenmoyer started 11 games as a rookie, making 79 tackles and 3.5 sacks. "I realized that he wasn't saying this out of hate, he was saying this out of fear." Since, the family has strengthened its relationship.Post-OSU Update: Andy Katzenmoyer left OSU after his junior season and was selected in the 1999 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots (1st round, 28th overall). ![]() ![]() "It really, really hurt to hear those words," Ramzi said. When Ramzi told him what he wanted to hear, his father became quiet and said "why don't you just put a bullet in my head." Ramzi's sister, who is also queer and had come out before, was also present. His father ended up forcing the coming out, having already suspected, in an extremely intense scene. When he came to the realization that wasn't his future, he told his mother who was very supportive. "I was so scared of what it actually meant to call yourself gay so even the first man I dated, I still thought that afterwards I was going to eventually meet a girl and get married because that's what men did," he said. It took until age 21, even after dating someone for the coming out to occur. "I grew up in an Armenian-American community and I grew up in a divorced family so I feel like I had to come out twice," he said. Ramzi's story was more complex than some. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |