""I helped mentor a lot of closeted athletes and a lot of Olympians, a lot of football players that aren't out and don't want to be out," he said. "You know, my journey - I'm grateful and so happy I did what I did. But not everyone wants [that].""
""They're happy to come out next year or in 10 years time. Or they just don't want to come out at all," he continued. "But to have that safe space with me, with strangers I don't even know, is incredible. Because I couldn't do that.""
Josh Cavallo provides mentorship and confidential support to closeted athletes, including Olympians and football players, who do not want to be publicly out. He draws on his own experience of coming out in 2021 to create a safe space for athletes to process their identities privately. Many mentees prefer to keep sexuality separate from their public lives and may plan to come out later or never. Fear of career consequences is a common concern among these athletes. Cavallo also sought reassurance from his coach before publicly coming out, which helped ease his fears.
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