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- MEET THE AZLANS, NORTHERN IRELAND'S ONLY PREDOMANTLY GAY GBY TEAM
- DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI
- NORTHERN IRELAND FALLY GETS AN LGBT-INCLIVE RUGBY TEAM"IT'S GREAT N BE YOURSELF ONT OF EVERYONE AND BE FORTABLE." {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;}LIFEBY CODY GOHLAPRIL 27, 2016/1:42 PMBY CODY GOHLAPRIL 27, 2016 / 1:42 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NORTHERN IRELAND FALLY GETS AN LGBT-INCLIVE RUGBY TEAM","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-04-27T17:42:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-04-27T17:42:41.000+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":"CODY GOHL","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}IN HOP OF MAKG GBY A MORE CLIVE SPORT, A GROUP OF IRISH ATHLET HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER TO FORM NORTHERN IRELAND'S ONLY PREDOMANTLY GAY GBY {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;}IN THE SPIR OF TE CLIVY, THE BELFAST-BASED AZLANS GBY CLUB IS OPEN TO ALL: YOUNG AND OLD, GAY AND STRAIGHT, TOTAL BEGNERS AND TRAED EXPERTS {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;}KEV BARTLETT, THE MAN BEHD THE TEAM, EXPLAED TO THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH THAT "THE AZLANS WELG EVERYONE AND MAKG EVERYONE FEEL WELE."{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;}BARTLETT WAS A MEMBER OF NORTHERN IRELAND'S FIRST GAY-IENDLY GBY TEAM, THE ULSTER TANS, BEFORE S DISBANDMENT, AND SAYS HE CID TO FOUND THE AZLANS AS A SPACE THAT WOULD PTURE THE TANS' OPEN {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;}"IT ME ABOUT BEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SAYG TO ME THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLAY GBY BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO," HE {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;}"WE ARE THERE FOR PEOPLE WHO MAYBE HAVE NEVER PLAYED GBY BEFORE, FOR WHATEVER REASON, OR MAYBE THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TO THE SPORT. YOU N E ALONG AND LEARN AND TRA. EVERYONE IS ACCEPTED— DON'T MATTER WHO THEY ARE."{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;}BARTLETT'S TEAMMATE STEPHEN AIKEN, WHO HAS BEEN VOLVED WH THE TEAM SCE S CEPTN, FDS THAT THE AZLANS CLUB OFFERS A SAFE SPACE FOR HIM TO BE EXACTLY WHO HE {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;}"WHEN WE ARE OUT ON THE PCH, YOU REALIZE HOW WELL EVERYONE GETS ON—WHAT HAPPENS ON THE PCH DON'T AFFECT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU E OFF . IT'S GREAT BEE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT ON A ONT, YOU N BE YOURSELF ONT OF EVERYONE AND BE FORTABLE."{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;}TO FD OUT MORE ABOUT THE TEAM, CHECK OUT THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- “LADS ASKED THE QUTN AND I SAID YEAH – I WAS GAY. THEN WE PLAYED THE GAME AND HAD A BEER AFTER.”
- IRISH ACTOR FEATURG GAY GBY MOVIE OPENS UP ABOUT OVERG BULLYG
- GAY GBY TEAM 'UNACCEPTABLE'
- IRISH GBY STAR OUT AS GAY AFTER FEARG HE WOULD HAVE TO QU GAME
MEET THE AZLANS, NORTHERN IRELAND'S ONLY PREDOMANTLY GAY GBY TEAM
A group of dited sportsmen have got together to create Northern Ireland's only gay gby team a bid to make the game more clive. * gay irish rugby team *
A group of dited sportsmen have got together to create Northern Ireland's only gay gby team a bid to make the game more than that, the Belfast-based Azlans club is open to all - young and old, gay and straight, plete begners and those wh a great al more Bartlett, the man behd the team, explaed: "The Azlans are actually an clive team. "Antrim man Kev, a disabily support officer, has been volved clive sport for the past 20 was volved heavily wh the Ulster Tans, Northern Ireland's first gay-iendly gby club, before ceased to exist.
"Y, the team is open to gay people, but you don't have to be gay to get volved.
DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI
There are many great gay profsnal gby players and personali. The players have bee a bean of light bee they overme the stereotyp. * gay irish rugby team *
It offers the opportuny to velop and there is also a safe environment but isn't all about jt beg gay. Belfast-based Azlans club on ver of GNI Mag"Y, there are gay people who e along and feel fortable, but is actually about targetg everyone, for example the person who has always played Gaelic but thks they would like to give gby a go. In light of recent ntroversy regardg homophobic slurs by Israel Fol, we thought we would she a light on 10 fluential gay gby personali.
NORTHERN IRELAND FALLY GETS AN LGBT-INCLIVE RUGBY TEAM"IT'S GREAT N BE YOURSELF ONT OF EVERYONE AND BE FORTABLE." {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;}LIFEBY CODY GOHLAPRIL 27, 2016/1:42 PMBY CODY GOHLAPRIL 27, 2016 / 1:42 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NORTHERN IRELAND FALLY GETS AN LGBT-INCLIVE RUGBY TEAM","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-04-27T17:42:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-04-27T17:42:41.000+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":"CODY GOHL","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}IN HOP OF MAKG GBY A MORE CLIVE SPORT, A GROUP OF IRISH ATHLET HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER TO FORM NORTHERN IRELAND'S ONLY PREDOMANTLY GAY GBY {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;}IN THE SPIR OF TE CLIVY, THE BELFAST-BASED AZLANS GBY CLUB IS OPEN TO ALL: YOUNG AND OLD, GAY AND STRAIGHT, TOTAL BEGNERS AND TRAED EXPERTS {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;}KEV BARTLETT, THE MAN BEHD THE TEAM, EXPLAED TO THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH THAT "THE AZLANS WELG EVERYONE AND MAKG EVERYONE FEEL WELE."{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;}BARTLETT WAS A MEMBER OF NORTHERN IRELAND'S FIRST GAY-IENDLY GBY TEAM, THE ULSTER TANS, BEFORE S DISBANDMENT, AND SAYS HE CID TO FOUND THE AZLANS AS A SPACE THAT WOULD PTURE THE TANS' OPEN {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;}"IT ME ABOUT BEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SAYG TO ME THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLAY GBY BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO," HE {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;}"WE ARE THERE FOR PEOPLE WHO MAYBE HAVE NEVER PLAYED GBY BEFORE, FOR WHATEVER REASON, OR MAYBE THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TO THE SPORT. YOU N E ALONG AND LEARN AND TRA. EVERYONE IS ACCEPTED— DON'T MATTER WHO THEY ARE."{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;}BARTLETT'S TEAMMATE STEPHEN AIKEN, WHO HAS BEEN VOLVED WH THE TEAM SCE S CEPTN, FDS THAT THE AZLANS CLUB OFFERS A SAFE SPACE FOR HIM TO BE EXACTLY WHO HE {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;}"WHEN WE ARE OUT ON THE PCH, YOU REALIZE HOW WELL EVERYONE GETS ON—WHAT HAPPENS ON THE PCH DON'T AFFECT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU E OFF . IT'S GREAT BEE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT ON A ONT, YOU N BE YOURSELF ONT OF EVERYONE AND BE FORTABLE."{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;}TO FD OUT MORE ABOUT THE TEAM, CHECK OUT THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Northern Ireland gets s first gay gby team, the Azlans. * gay irish rugby team *
The players have bee a bean of light bee they overme stereotyp and other challeng faced by homosexual athlet way too often.
In this article, we’ll name ten of the most notable gay gby personali, analyze their acplishments, discs how they are shapg the game today, and asss their impact on the overall perceptn of homosexual profsnal athlet around the world.
“LADS ASKED THE QUTN AND I SAID YEAH – I WAS GAY. THEN WE PLAYED THE GAME AND HAD A BEER AFTER.”
That beg said, due to s physily, gby is regard as a “manly” sport, which mak more difficult for gay players to publicly acknowledge their preference. At the same time, there are many misnceptns about this betiful sport, which has led to the margalizatn and targetg of gay players.
IRISH ACTOR FEATURG GAY GBY MOVIE OPENS UP ABOUT OVERG BULLYG
Some high-profile stars like Israel Fol have recently ma headl due to potentially homophobic posts on social media. This is one of the ma reasons why reprentativ of World Rugby met wh the lears of Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR) to help eradite homophobia and tolerance om the game. Notable homosexual gby players and personali.
GAY GBY TEAM 'UNACCEPTABLE'
Here’s a list of ten notable gay gby players and how they are shapg the game today.
IRISH GBY STAR OUT AS GAY AFTER FEARG HE WOULD HAVE TO QU GAME
The very first high-profile gby player to ever e out to the public as gay is former Atralian ternatnal Ian Roberts. Even though Ian Roberts may have been the first high-profile player to openly adm beg gay, Keegan Hirst was the first to ever do while still active.
Currently a Wakefield Try prop, Hirst has bee one of the most notable gay athlet, earng himself a startg role after signg a ntract wh the League si 2016.
Sam Stanley beme the first openly gay Rugby Unn and Sevens player the UK.