USL vtigatg claim Loyals Coll Mart, who me out publicly as gay 2018, was abed by Risgs Jamai ternatnal Junr Flemmgs, who says accatn is false
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- COLL MART SAYS HE HAD MIXED FEELGS WHEN HIS TEAM FORFEED A GAME AFTER HE WAS LLED AN ANTI-GAY SLUR
- COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS
- US SOCCER TEAM SAN DIEGO LOYAL WALKS OFF PCH AFTER ALLEGED HOMOPHOBIC ABE OF GAY PLAYER
- SAN DIEGO LOYAL WALK OFF PCH AFTER ‘HOMOPHOBIC SLUR’ AT OPENLY GAY PLAYER SPE BEG 3-1 UP AGAST PHOENIX RISG
- OUT GAY PRO SOCCER PLAYER COLL MART SIGNS WH SAN DIEGO LOYAL SC
COLL MART SAYS HE HAD MIXED FEELGS WHEN HIS TEAM FORFEED A GAME AFTER HE WAS LLED AN ANTI-GAY SLUR
Coll Mart is Ameri’s only openly gay male profsnal athlete the Big 4 and is brgg his talent and skill to San Diego’s expansn anchise the send-divisn USL Champnship. * san diego loyal gay player *
When an opponent lled pro soccer player Coll Mart an anti-gay slur the middle of a match, his team walked off the field and forfeed. “Growg up as a kid, pecially high school when I thought I was potentially gog to have to hi this big fact that I was gay and still try to progrs sport, the last thg I wanted was anyone to know I was gay, and jt have my sexualy impact my abily to play. The Loyal walked off the field prott when a player on the Phoenix Risg lled Mart a homophobic slur September 2020.
COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS
The San Diego Loyal walked off the field prott Wednday night, sayg a Phoenix Risg player ed an anti-gay slur directed at openly-gay midfielr Coll Mart. “I don’t thk there’s a better pated picture of allyship and straight teammat supportg a gay teammate, ” he said.
Though he publicly me out 2018 when he played for the Mnota Uned — beg the send out active gay player MLS history — Mart says many of his teammat knew he was gay for years.
US SOCCER TEAM SAN DIEGO LOYAL WALKS OFF PCH AFTER ALLEGED HOMOPHOBIC ABE OF GAY PLAYER
He equented gay bars while playg Washgton D. “What’s been really special about San Diego — large parts Mnota as well — my teammat all knew I was gay for the most part when I signed wh the team, ” he said.
“From there, they were able to get to know me, and actually ask me qutns, and engage wh the fact that I’m gay.
SAN DIEGO LOYAL WALK OFF PCH AFTER ‘HOMOPHOBIC SLUR’ AT OPENLY GAY PLAYER SPE BEG 3-1 UP AGAST PHOENIX RISG
Though out athlet report wispread and ep acceptance om teammat, sual homophobia is still prevalent locker rooms and among fans.
OUT GAY PRO SOCCER PLAYER COLL MART SIGNS WH SAN DIEGO LOYAL SC
Moments earlier, an opposg player targeted Mart, an openly gay man, wh a homophobic slur, and as they gathered unr a tent at halftime, they discsed how to team was agreement: Somethg need to be done.
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