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Professional squash superstars Duncalf and Grinham recently came out as gay and revealed that they are in a romantic relationship with each other. Australia’s Rachael Grinham (former World No. 1) and England’s Jenny Duncalf (former World No. 2) met through the sport, falling in love after competing against each other professionally. The pair dominated the world of squash for years. They hold six gold medals and 44 tour titles between them. Duncalf and Grinham: Coming out With their decision to publicly come out, the two women have become the first openly gay active professional squash players. The couple discussed their relationship with US Squash Magazine. “There was a period in the very beginning when Jen was afraid of people finding out, but we’ve not hidden it for a long time now and it’s not going to come as news to most people who know us,” Grinham said. “We felt that if by openly ‘coming out in professional sport’ we could help just one person feel more

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