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WATCH: What’s it really like to be an openly gay pro athlete?

The number of openly gay professional athletes is astoundingly low — you could count the high-profile ones on two hands.

A new documentary takes a close look at the lives of these courageous trailblazers.

Related: How We Leveled The Playing Field: Ten Athletes Whose Courage To Come Out Scored Big For The Cause

Alone in the Game features interviews with former NBA center Jason Collins, former NFL offensive tackle Ryan O’Callaghan, former MLS star Robbie Rogers, Megan Rapinoe, Vanderbilt football player Riley Tindol, high-school athlete Trevor Betts, and Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, and highlights just how much these men and women put on the line by speaking their truth.

Watch the trailer below:

Alone in the Game will air on AT&T’s Audience network at 8 pm on June 28.

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