Olivier Rouyer, the first French football player to e out as gay, hop that Englishman Jake Daniels' statement will serve as an example France.
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Soccer France Olivier Rouyer, the first French football player to e out as gay, hop that Englishman Jake Daniels' statement will serve as an example France. On Monday, May 16, 32 years after striker Jt Fashanu me out publicly as gay, Jake Daniels, a Blackpool midfielr England's 2nd divisn, beme the send Brish profsnal footballer to speak publicly about beg gay while still playg.
"Beg gay, bi or queer is still a taboo men's football, " the 17-year-old said, an terview wh the Sky Sport TV channel the wake of his g out. His prence the stands rather than on the field durg the match agast Montpellier on Saturday, May 14, "for personal reasons, " was perceived by many as a sire not to jo the mpaign agast homophobia anized by the Ligue Football Profsnnel (LFP) and the advocy groups Foot Ensemble, PanamBoyz & Girlz Uned and SOS Homophobie durg the 37th and 38th days of the French first and send leagu.
His cisn to s out match has been nmned by former striker and ach, Olivier Rouyer, who was the first French football personaly to be openly homosexual 2008, long after his reer end. A few months before him, another active player, Atralian Joshua Cavallo, me out as gay.
Former player Ouissem Belgacem, whose book about growg up gay football has stunned France, explas how he turned shame to Pri. * france gay football *
In France, several French football lears have taken a stand agast homophobia wh no hatn. I scerely thk, and I have been sayg for a long time, that if a player clared his homosexualy, he would be supported by all footballers, managers and sponsors. France’s World Cup-wng striker Olivier Giroud believ is “impossible” for a profsnal footballer to e out as gay.
The Chelsea star, speakg to French newspaper Le Figaro, said is an “unrstatement” to say the sport is not ready to accept an openly gay player. “That was when I said to myself ’s impossible to display homosexualy football.
France’s World Cup-wng striker Olivier Giroud believ is “impossible” for a profsnal footballer to e out as gay. * france gay football *
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There are currently jt two openly gay profsnal players world football, Mnota Uned’s Coll Mart and Swen’s Anton Hysen.
Jt Fashanu, Bra’s first £1 ln black footballer, beme the first openly gay profsnal footballer 1990. READ: From humble begngs, Gay Bowl attracts NFL sponsors and touch liv. Giroud has been volved mpaigns while at former clubs Arsenal and at Montpellier, where he appeared on the ont ver of gay magaze Tetu, to raise awarens of the issu LGBT people face.