Gay footballer to come out as the UKs first openly gay active player

[Denver]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10817355/amp/Gay-teenage-Championship-star-set-come-TV-interview.html

A major TV interview is apparently scheduled for next week

[arista]

Is that wise

[Oliver_W]

Good for him! Crazy it's taken until now for there to be any.

[Cherie]

Not the first? 32 years ago Justin Fashanu came out

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-54617759

[Denver]

Not the first? 32 years ago Justin Fashanu came out

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-54617759

He was retired when he came out

[bots]

i dont know why, in this day and age, it's interesting to anyone

[Cherie]

He was retired when he came out

No he retired in 1997

October 1990, he publicly came out as gay in an interview with the tabloid press, becoming the only prominent player in professional English football yet to do so. Although he claimed that he was generally well accepted by his fellow players, he freely admitted that they would often joke maliciously about his sexual orientation, and he also became the target of constant crowd abuse because of it.

[arista]

Not the first? 32 years ago Justin Fashanu came out

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-54617759


Big Error
he made


Ended up committing suicide
2 May 1998 (aged 37)

[Cherie]

Big Error
he made


Ended up committing suicide
2 May 1998 (aged 37)

Yes very sad

[arista]

Yes very sad


That's why this next person
is un wise

[Cherie]

That's why this next person
is un wise

Nah times have changed..

[arista]

Nah times have changed..


Not in Football


More Hate Gays

[Beso]

Big Error
he made


Ended up committing suicide
2 May 1998 (aged 37)

He had just been charged with sexual misconduct against a 17 yr old boy.

[arista]

He had just been charged with sexual misconduct against a 17 yr old boy.


That did not help

[arista]

He is Age 17 years old Jake Daniels


Blackpool footballer

[rusticgal]

Not in Football


More Hate Gays


I hope thats not the case....I hope he is applauded.

[ThomasC]

Is that wise

Yes.

No one should feel like they have to live a lie and not be themselves.

[arista]

Yes.

No one should feel like they have to live a lie and not be themselves.


https://news.sky.com/story/jake-daniels-blackpool-footballer-17-comes-out-as-gay-becoming-only-openly-gay-male-professional-footballer-in-britain-12614598

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/16/17/57882227-0-image-a-4_1652717411722.jpg


since Justin Fashanu.]

[ThomasC]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/16/17/57882227-0-image-a-4_1652717411722.jpg

Fair ****s to him.

When Gareth Thomas came out as gay and also having HIV he said he felt really supported.

[arista]

TC it is Tough
many fans hate Gays, to be fair.

[Liam-]

Good for him, better to do it now than after being forced to stay in the closet for his career, that can cause a phenomenal amount of pain for people

[Crimson Dynamo]

not interested m8te

[Beso]

#Goalsnotholes.

[arista]

Good for him, better to do it now than after being forced to stay in the closet for his career, that can cause a phenomenal amount of pain for people


But so many fans hate Gays
more than half of them
reports have said.

[Liam-]

But so many fans hate Gays
more than half of them
reports have said.

Even braver then isn’t he

[Kate!]

Yes he's a very brave young man. X

[_Seth]

But so many fans hate Gays
more than half of them
reports have said.

What reports? I'm pretty confident the average football fan isn't equatable to inbreeds.

[arista]

Even braver then isn’t he


Yes he is Very Brave

[Zizu]

Nah times have changed..


I do hope so .. I have my doubts though

I don’t think the opponents dare say anything whatever they thought but I fear the opposing fans will be a problem


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[UserSince2005]

shame hes not cute.

[Cal.]

A gay man.

[bots]

i say again, who cares

[Crimson Dynamo]

i say again, who cares

no actual football fan that is for sure. Id imagine every club in the UK has gay players and im sure Rangers do too

and i could not care less nor do i want to know

and btw i never hear any homophobia at games and i go to many

cant ever remember when i did

[Alf]

But so many fans hate Gays
more than half of them
reports have said.Absolute rubbish.

They may make chants at football, but that's just part of being a British football fan, and being British in general, that's what us British do, it's our humour, it's in our DNA, we take the pi55 out of each other and ourselves. The large majority of People don't hate gays.

[ThomasC]

TC it is Tough
many fans hate Gays, to be fair.

I think it's tough for anyone coming out, yes, more so in the media.

It's their problem if they hate you. You'll just hate yourself more if you hide who you truly are.

I think the support you would get would outweigh the bad.

Times need to change

[Denver]

i say again, who cares

You say that like there are thousands of openly gay footballers, until they start punishing the bigots then stories like these will be a once in a generation

[Cherie]

What reports? I'm pretty confident the average football fan isn't equatable to inbreeds.

correct

we need links Arista

[ThomasC]

shame hes not cute.

Awww, that's subjective... Not that being cute has anything to do with it

[ThomasC]

i say again, who cares

A lot of gay men and women care because they would understand and empathise with what it's like.

It's such an ignorant thing to say, 'who cares'.

Living in your ivory tower

[Alf]

Thomas Hitzlsperger played for Aston Villa, he's gay. I can't remember it being a big deal.

[Denver]

Thomas Hitzlsperger played for Aston Villa, he's gay. I can't remember it being a big deal.

He came out after retirement

[Denver]

People saying its not a big deal yet there is a reason why players don't come out and the blame mostly lies with the fans

[Alf]

Didn't the former Newcastle player, Darren Ambrose come out? I remember something about him and Will Young having some sort of relationship.

There's been many rumours over the years of gay football players, don't know if they were true or not but names like Sol Campbell, John o'shea and James McFadden were rumoured.

[Crimson Dynamo]

People saying its not a big deal yet there is a reason why players don't come out and the blame mostly lies with the fans

what evidence have you got to back that up?

[Denver]

what evidence have you got to back that up?

Fans are constant homophobes and racists when things don't go there way, anyone who does not accept this news should be giving life long bans from the game as its not the sport fir them

[Alf]

Fans are constant homophobes and racists when things don't go there way, anyone who does accept this news should be giving life long bans from the game as its not the sport fir themWhat do you mean by accept this news?

There's tens of thousands of gays all over the country, many of which are likely to be in the families of football fans. There's very likely to be a fair few football fans who are gay. Nobody's bothered about people's sexuality. It's time to stop playing the victim and just accept that gays are accepted and in many cases adored in this country.

[ThomasC]

What do you mean by accept this news?

There's tens of thousands of gays all over the country, many of which are likely to be in the families of football fans. There's very likely to be a fair few football fans who are gay. Nobody's bothered about people's sexuality. It's time to stop playing the victim and just accept that gays are accepted and in many cases adored in this country.

You say 'nobody'? How insulting and bull****.

We have come a long way, but to say 'nobody' is more than ridiculous.

Are you gay? If not then don't talk for people you have no ****ing clue about. The ignorance is astounding

[Cherie]

He came out after retirement

can you provide a link because you said the same about Fashanu which was incorrect

[ThomasC]

Fans are constant homophobes and racists when things don't go there way, anyone who does accept this news should be giving life long bans from the game as its not the sport fir them


Don't understand your second part, but the first part is absurd.

[Denver]

can you provide a link because you said the same about Fashanu which was incorrect

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/08/thomas-hitzlsperger-gay-announces-homosexual

[Crimson Dynamo]

Fans are constant homophobes and racists when things don't go there way, anyone who does not accept this news should be giving life long bans from the game as its not the sport fir them

You obviously don't go to watch football

Take a day out from your bedroom and into the world

[Alf]

You say 'nobody'? How insulting and bull****.

We have come a long way, but to say 'nobody' is more than ridiculous.

Are you gay? If not then don't talk for people you have no ****ing clue about. The ignorance is astoundingI'll say whatever I like and won't be taking orders from you. Get it? Got it? Good.

[michael21]

People saying its not a big deal yet there is a reason why players don't come out and the blame mostly lies with the fans

Maybe most gay players wanted to be know for being good footballers and not who there choices to have sex with

[arista]

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[arista]

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