A rerd number of out LGBTQ players make this year’s tournament a feast for gay fans.
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
* 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.
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 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.
20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS
Kev Maxen is now the first openly gay male ach the NFL. * 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. Women’s Soccer Team posters faced wh anti-gay slurs at New York subway statn.
CZECH FOOTBALLER JAKUB JANKTO BE FIRST ACTIVE TERNATNAL MEN’S PLAYER TO ANNOUNCE HE IS GAY
No MLB players ed anti-gay slurs durg regular season for first time four years.
JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND NDNG ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
Jason Colls, first openly gay NBA player, tts posive for COVID-19. Man ws first-ever challenge agast Malaysia’s Islamic ban on gay sex.
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
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A former top-tier soccer referee the German league Bunsliga says he knows of many gay profsnal soccer players Germany.
GAY SOCCER PLAYERS SHOULD NOT E OUT, SAYS GERMAN PTA
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.
GAY SOCCER PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO TO JUDGE RUPL’S DRAG RACE DOWN UNR
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.
8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
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.
It will be a glor month to be a gay fan.
BUNSLIGA STARS OFFER SUPPORT TO GAY FOOTBALLERS
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.
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.