""I've been married for nearly 18 months now. I met my husband when I was playing in Sydney, so I was with him for all my time in Wollongong and part of the time in Sydney," Ogilvy said."
""For a long time, I believed that to be a basketballer, I had to present as straight and not show this side of my personality," Ogilvy said. "So I had two social media accounts, one I'd use for my basketball stuff and one I just had tight friends on, where I would be more open. "Growing up, there weren't positive portrayals of gay relationships in basketball or media as a whole. It was more that it was going to be a sad, lonely life. "That definitely weighed on me pretty heavily.""
AJ Ogilvy, a 37-year-old retired Australian basketballer and three-time All-NBL First Team selection who spent seven seasons with the Illawarra Hawks, is gay and maintained separation between his private life and his basketball persona during his career. He married after meeting his husband while playing in Sydney and used two social media accounts to present a straight-facing public image while sharing a different side with close friends. Limited positive portrayals of gay relationships while growing up contributed to his belief that basketballers needed to appear straight. Isaac Humphries' public coming out in 2022 increased visibility and was seen as beneficial for inclusion in the NBL.
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