Ex-Rugby Player Woke Up Gay after Sufferg om Stroke

Contents:

• IS GBY AS GAY AS LOOKS? A CURUFC PLAYER’S PERSPECTIVE
• FORMER NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• RUGBY PLAYER IS ALSO GAY PORN STAR COLBY JANSEN
• LESTER’S NICK MCCARTHY OUT AS GAY AND THANKS CLUB FOR THEIR SUPPORT
• 10 GAY RUGBY PLAYERS WHO MA THEIR COME OUT
• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE OUT AS GAY, FORMER ALL BLACKS GBY PLAYER HAS GLOBAL REACH
• EX-RUGBY PLAYER WOKE UP GAY AFTER SUFFERG OM STROKE
• DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI
• WAL GBY LEGEND GARETH THOMAS OUT AS GAY

IS GBY AS GAY AS LOOKS? A CURUFC PLAYER’S PERSPECTIVE

Wh the issue of homophobia football htg the headl, one player reveals his experience as a gay man the world of gby. One stunt attribut the solidary among gby teams to his posive experienc as a gay gby playerOli Butler.

FORMER NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY

Rugby, taken out of s sportg ntext, is about as homoerotic as a platonic activy n get.

I beme obssed wh gby at the same age I began to realise I was gay: 11. I was very lucky to have this social pal to protect me when mours emerged that I was gay.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

(If you didn’t know, I’m gay and play gby #niche). The only b of -game homophobia that has ever been directed at me me one of my first XV gam when the opposn hooker emerged om a scm and lled me a “f***g f*ggot”. It was this reactn which has epomised my relatnship wh homophobia: gby, your teammat have your back.

RUGBY PLAYER IS ALSO GAY PORN STAR COLBY JANSEN

My favoure recent one has been: “Do you watch gay porn?

This nocent ignorance do filter through to what I would refer to as ‘lazy homophobia’. General “locker room banter”, to quote Mr Tmp, is omniprent – like llg someone gay for not enjoyg the fensive aspect of the game. Comments like this don’t make someone homophobic, but they do pat an image of an unwelg environment, which n make very timidatg to e out to people – particularly if those around you are olr (and bigger).

I thk ’s a shame that flippant ments like this give the imprsn that gby is not a sport for all sexuali bee, while may seem disuragg om the outsi, homophobia, om my experience, is not particularly apparent a team. A major reason for this is the high-profile openly gay dividuals who are begng to brg gby’s hidn diversy to light. Nigel Owens, who is wily regnised as one of the bt refere the world, is openly gay and has been vol on how the gby world has been hugely acmodatg.

LESTER’S NICK MCCARTHY OUT AS GAY AND THANKS CLUB FOR THEIR SUPPORT

It is the sport’s rponsibily to posively promote anti-homophobia, and anti-bullyg general, so that the majory of people who are acceptg have a lour voice than those who prott. Former New Zealand gby player Campbell Johnstone beme the first All Black to e out publicly as gay, an terview wh TVNZ’s Seven Sharp on Monday.

“If I n be the first All Black that out as gay and take away the prsure and stigma surroundg the issue n actually help other people, ” Johnstone said.

10 GAY RUGBY PLAYERS WHO MA THEIR COME OUT

-- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn.

Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report. This week, we have a gby player turned gay porn star Colby Jansen.

CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE OUT AS GAY, FORMER ALL BLACKS GBY PLAYER HAS GLOBAL REACH

Recently I’ve sort of relented to fallg unr the label of bisexual as I jt haven’t had the energy to keep reeratg that I’m not gay for pay. Ex-NFL players Wa Davis, Esera Tuaolo talk growg up gay for Sports Illtrated.

EX-RUGBY PLAYER WOKE UP GAY AFTER SUFFERG OM STROKE

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Gay sports news: Brney Grer ris above bullyg; porn stars follow Kluwe; gay speedskater One Directn Fan.

DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI

Podst: Jason Colls not signed yet, MLB issu clear gay policy. The Lester scm-half Nick McCarthy has e out as gay, and thanked ach Leo Cullen and Stuart Lanster for their “unbelievable” support.

I need to accept beg gay myself before I uld addrs wh others. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho/ShutterstockFellow Lester player Dunne revealed his bisexualy last year, around the same time Nassib announced he was gay and a few months before Atralian Cavallo ma headl across the world by sharg his news.

Last month, Blackpool’s Jake Daniels beme the first UK-based male footballer to e out as gay sce 1990. Rugby is one of the most loved sports the world and due to s physily, is regard as a “manly” sport, which mak more difficult for gay players to publicly acknowledge their preference.

WAL GBY LEGEND GARETH THOMAS OUT AS GAY

The players have bee a bean of light bee they overme stereotyp and other challeng faced by homosexual athlet way too often.

Nigel Owens, one of the bt refere the world, is openly gay and has been vol about how the gby world has been hugely acmodatg. It is the sport’s rponsibily to posively promote anti-homophobia, and anti-bullyg general, so that the majory of people who are acceptg have a lour voice than those who prott.