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A college softball player from the University of Texas shocked the sports world today by coming out as a heterosexual.
In an emotional press conference this morning, Jennifer Ryan, 23, announced that she was a "proud member" of the opposite-sex community. The senior shortstop is believed to be the first and only openly straight women's softball player in the history of NCAA athletics.
"I would just like to thank everyone who has supported me through this difficult time in my life," she told reporters at McCombs Field in Austin. "For years I have known that I was different, but lacked the courage to be open about my lifestyle with family, friends and teammates.
"Today I would like to tell the world that I am straight. It's not something that I chose. I was simply born this way. And after years of living in the closet, the time has come for me to start being who I really am.
"I want to tell every little girl in America: you don't have to be gay to be an elite softball player. Straight athletes hit just as hard, pitch just as hard, and run just as hard as everybody else.
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