In 1990, Jt Fashanu beme the first football player to publicly e out as gay. Sce then, only seventeen players have done the same.
Contents:
- GERMAN SOCCER REFEREE SAYS THERE’S A SHOCKG NUMBER OF GAY MEN BUNSLIGA
- A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
- 20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS
- CZECH FOOTBALLER JAKUB JANKTO BE FIRST ACTIVE TERNATNAL MEN’S PLAYER TO ANNOUNCE HE IS GAY
- JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND NDNG ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
- GERMAN SOCCER PLAYERS DISCS BEG {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENDECEMBER 13, 2006/10:01 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENDECEMBER 13, 2006 / 10:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GERMAN SOCCER PLAYERS DISCS BEG GAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2006-12-14T03:01:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2006-12-14T03:01:36.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VIA I ME ACROSS THIS ARTICLE OM SPIEGEL, GERMANY'S MOST FLUENTIAL NEWS MAGAZE (LIKE OUR TIME OR NEWSWEEK) ABOUT PROFSNAL SOCCER PLAYERS AND THE CLOSETED LIV THEY LEAD. GIVEN HOW PROGRSIVE MOST OF EUROPE IS PARED TO THE UNED STAT ON GAY ISSU, I FIGURED PROFSNAL GAY ATHLET HAD BETTER THAN THEIR AMERIN UNTERPARTS. NOT SO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPIEGEL SPOKE WH A SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST WHO SAYS HE KNOWS OF SEVERAL GAY SOCCER PLAYERS CLUDG ONE WHO IS A VERY BIG NAME GERMANY. BUT SO BAD IS THE SUATN THAT THE PSYCHOLOGIST WOULDN'T LET THE MAGAZE E HIS NAME. THE ARTICLE SAYS WOULD BE EASIER FOR A WOMAN TO PLAY ON A PROFSNAL MALE TEAM THAN FOR A GAY MAN TO DO SO OPENLY. THE REPORTER SPOKE WH A CLOSETED PLAYER WHO IS MARRIED, BUT TRAVELS WH HIS PARTNER, SOMETHG NO ONE SEEMS TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I KNOW BRISH FOOTBALL TEAMS HAVE MA PROGRS BEG MORE TOLERANT. SEVERAL STARS LIKE DAVID BECKHAM OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR GAY FANS AND CLUBS HAVE CRACKED DOWN ON HOMOPHOBIA OM THEIR FANS. AND UNLIKE OUR FOOTBALL TEAMS LIKE, SAY, THE PTSBURGH STEELERS, BRISH FOOTBALL PLAYERS DON'T GET AWAY WH ANTI-GAY TNTS. BUT EVEN ENGLAND STILL DON'T HAVE ANY OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL SOCCER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BTW, THE PICTURE IS OF GERMANY'S TEAM AT THIS YEAR'S WORLD CUP. PRUMABLY THE STAR THE SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST SPOKE IS CLUD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU HAPPEN TO READ GERMAN YOU N CHECK OUT THE STORY FOR YOURSELF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- GAY SOCCER PLAYERS SHOULD NOT E OUT, SAYS GERMAN PTA
- GAY SOCCER PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO TO JUDGE RUPL’S DRAG RACE DOWN UNR
- 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
- BUNSLIGA STARS OFFER SUPPORT TO GAY FOOTBALLERS
GERMAN SOCCER REFEREE SAYS THERE’S A SHOCKG NUMBER OF GAY MEN BUNSLIGA
A rerd number of out LGBTQ players make this year’s tournament a feast for gay fans. * german gay soccer player *
“Even 2021, there will not be a sgle openly homosexual footballer the German men’s profsnal leagu, ” the players said a jot statement. “The fear of beg attacked and ostracized after g out and of jeopardizg one’s reer as a profsnal footballer is apparently still so great that gay footballers believe they have to hi their sexualy. “If one of my lleagu were to e out, I would protect them om the idts outsi our team who feel disturbed, or really threatened by homosexualy, ” he ntued.
A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
Czech football star Jakub Jankto has bee the first active ternatnal men's player to announce he is gay. * german gay soccer player *
The mpaign received a stamp of approval om Thomas Hzlsperger, a retired German soccer player who me out as gay 2014. However, the lnch of 11Frn‘s mpaign after former German soccer pta Philipp Lahm utned gay players agast g out while they were still active the sport.
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20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS
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A former top-tier soccer referee the German league Bunsliga says he knows of many gay profsnal soccer players Germany.
CZECH FOOTBALLER JAKUB JANKTO BE FIRST ACTIVE TERNATNAL MEN’S PLAYER TO ANNOUNCE HE IS GAY
The number of gay players he claims to be on each team may be hard to believe.
“Y, I know gay footballers and refere the Bunsliga, ” said Babak Rafati, acrdg to the Star-Observer. “There are three to four gay players every team. There are 18 teams the top-tier Bunsliga, puttg the number of gay athlet the league, acrdg to Rafati, at over 50.
While his claim of three to four players on each team is hard to believe, ’s tertg that he talks about knowg some of the gay players and refere. Most studi put the number of gay men society the vicy of 4-5%. Only one former Bunsliga player that we know of, Thomas Hzlsperger, has e out publicly as gay, dog so after he retired om soccer.
JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND NDNG ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
It will be a glor month to be a gay fan.
Last time at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the Netherlands lay claim to the honor of beg the team wh the most out LGBTQ players, but this year Atralia boasts 10 out players and overtak them for the tle of Gayt Team 2k23.
GERMAN SOCCER PLAYERS DISCS BEG {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENDECEMBER 13, 2006/10:01 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENDECEMBER 13, 2006 / 10:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GERMAN SOCCER PLAYERS DISCS BEG GAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2006-12-14T03:01:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2006-12-14T03:01:36.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VIA I ME ACROSS THIS ARTICLE OM SPIEGEL, GERMANY'S MOST FLUENTIAL NEWS MAGAZE (LIKE OUR TIME OR NEWSWEEK) ABOUT PROFSNAL SOCCER PLAYERS AND THE CLOSETED LIV THEY LEAD. GIVEN HOW PROGRSIVE MOST OF EUROPE IS PARED TO THE UNED STAT ON GAY ISSU, I FIGURED PROFSNAL GAY ATHLET HAD BETTER THAN THEIR AMERIN UNTERPARTS. NOT SO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPIEGEL SPOKE WH A SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST WHO SAYS HE KNOWS OF SEVERAL GAY SOCCER PLAYERS CLUDG ONE WHO IS A VERY BIG NAME GERMANY. BUT SO BAD IS THE SUATN THAT THE PSYCHOLOGIST WOULDN'T LET THE MAGAZE E HIS NAME. THE ARTICLE SAYS WOULD BE EASIER FOR A WOMAN TO PLAY ON A PROFSNAL MALE TEAM THAN FOR A GAY MAN TO DO SO OPENLY. THE REPORTER SPOKE WH A CLOSETED PLAYER WHO IS MARRIED, BUT TRAVELS WH HIS PARTNER, SOMETHG NO ONE SEEMS TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I KNOW BRISH FOOTBALL TEAMS HAVE MA PROGRS BEG MORE TOLERANT. SEVERAL STARS LIKE DAVID BECKHAM OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR GAY FANS AND CLUBS HAVE CRACKED DOWN ON HOMOPHOBIA OM THEIR FANS. AND UNLIKE OUR FOOTBALL TEAMS LIKE, SAY, THE PTSBURGH STEELERS, BRISH FOOTBALL PLAYERS DON'T GET AWAY WH ANTI-GAY TNTS. BUT EVEN ENGLAND STILL DON'T HAVE ANY OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL SOCCER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BTW, THE PICTURE IS OF GERMANY'S TEAM AT THIS YEAR'S WORLD CUP. PRUMABLY THE STAR THE SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST SPOKE IS CLUD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU HAPPEN TO READ GERMAN YOU N CHECK OUT THE STORY FOR YOURSELF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Ireland’s historic entry to the tournament marks another triumph for out midfielr Sead Farrelly, whose natnal team but and 2023 return to the NWSL e more than six years after retirg om soccer the wake of systemic homophobic and sexual abe wh the league, which the Athletic first reported on 2021. As the World Cup go on a untry where homosexualy is illegal, many global football fans are havg to reckon wh the sports' soccer remas one of the most popular sports around the world, very few players have been able to e out and enjoy a succsful reer afterwards.
Gay players face prsure om teammat, ownership, ach, and fans over their are some of the men who have e out, fightg those stereotyp, and pavg the way for LGBTQ+ athlet who e after them. Atralian striker Andy Brennan me out as gay 2019, beg the first out gay Atralian male footballer. He me out 2011, and won the seventh season of Swedish realy show Let's Dance, beg the first out gay person to w.
GAY SOCCER PLAYERS SHOULD NOT E OUT, SAYS GERMAN PTA
He me out as gay 2022. His early clubs knew he was gay, and he me out durg his reer, beg the first pro footballer to do so.
In 2014, he beme Bra's hight-profile out, gay player, and was the first out, gay male player to play at Wembley. He later me out as gay and has sce spoken out about the difficulti queer players face. He me out as gay 2019.
GAY SOCCER PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO TO JUDGE RUPL’S DRAG RACE DOWN UNR
The South Ain footballer beme Ai's first out, gay male footballer when he me out 2015. Rogers me out as gay 2013, beg the first out gay man to pete a top North Amerin pro sports league when he played for the LA Galaxy that same year.
8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
Later, he revealed he qu the sport as a rult of homophobia he faced when he me out. There are some players who have publicly stated that they are Gays or Lbians. The Football Feratn l have been updated to clu gay and lbian players on the field alongsi straight players.
BUNSLIGA STARS OFFER SUPPORT TO GAY FOOTBALLERS
However, this suatn has sparked a long-nng bate about the acceptance and ndong of gays and lbians football. Nohels, the foc of our ntext is on 20 Inspirg Gay And Lbian Football (Soccer) Players.
Rapoe is one of the world’s most well-known homosexual soccer players. It tak a lot of urage to publicly clare that you are a lbian or gay. He ma history by beg the first active gay soccer player to e out.
Fashanu ma headl October 1990 when he me out as gay to the public, beg the first profsnal soccer player to do so. There are some players on the list who a rear would expect to see bee they are well-known the world of lbianism and gays.