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In 2021, Carl Nassib decided to publicly come out as gay. In doing so, Nassib became the first openly gay active NFL player.
That decision took a lot of courage, and Nassib has admitted he battled nerves before finally sending his letter out to the world.
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But Nassib also knew how much his coming out would help others in the same situation. During an appearance on Ryan Clark's "The Pivot" podcast, Nassib opened up about a conversation he had with his dying uncle, and how that played a role in Nassib's decision to come out publicly.
While Nassib was playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he received a call from his mom informing him his uncle was on his deathbed due to cancer. Nassib briefly left the team to see his uncle — who was openly gay — in person.
Nassib — who was only out to his parents, close friends and siblings at the time — decided to come out to his uncle during that visit. His uncle's response played a major role in Nassib coming out publicly a scant years later.
"I saw him on his deathbed and he was in a really bad shape and I came out to him. We're from a huge family — I have 44 first cousins — an
Chair, Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical OncologyAssistant ProfessorHead and Neck Medical OncologyAssociate ProfessorThoracic Medical OncologyHead and Neck Medical OncologyThoracic Medical OncologyHead and Neck Medical OncologyThoracic Medical OncologyThoracic Medical OncologyThoracic Medical OncologyAssociate Medical Director, Thoracic Care CenterThoracic Medical OncologyDirector of Head and Neck Medical Oncology Clinical ResearchHead and Neck Medical OncologyCarl M. Gay, M.D., Ph.D.
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Carl M. Gay, MD, PhD
Department of Thoracic-Head & Neck Med Onc, Division of Cancer Medicine
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Degree-Granting Education
2013 New York University University of Medicine, New York, NY, USA, MD, Doctorate of Medicine 2011 New York University School of Medicine, Modern York, NY, USA, PHD, Doctorate of Philosophy in Biology 2005 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, BA, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – Biology Postgraduate Training
2015-2019 Research Fellowship, Medical Oncology; ABIM Research Path, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 2013-2015 Research Residency, Internal Medicine; ABIM Research Road, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
2019 American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology 2016 American Board of Internal Medicine Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Ramkumar K, Stewart CA, Cargill KR, Della Corte CM, Wang Q, Shen L, Diao L, Cardnell RJ, Peng DH, Rodriguez BL, Fan YH, Heym
About
Carl Gay founded Indochine Engineering in 1999. Over the last twenty one years Indochine has developed into a leading multidisciplined engineering consultant in Vietnam and SE Asia. Over moment, through our focus on sustainable quality we contain developed technical expertise, as well as commercial acumen, in assisting our clients to deliver their projects.
Carl is a established leader in building services in Vietnam and SE Asia. Projects include hospitality, high rise residential, tall rise commercial, education, healthcare and retail.
Professional registrations include
• Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Australia.
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE -UK)
• Registered Professional Engineer, Australia NPER-3
• Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ), Australia,
• Registered Engineer in Vietnam for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services.
Currently co-located between Brisbane and Vietnam to drive our international spread, and recharge memes.
Indochine has recently been acquired by Tokyu Construction Corporation.
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