Gay gby league star slams "homophobia hidg behd relign" amid pri shirt boytt - Mirror Onle

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• GAY MANLY PLAYER IS LEFT 'VASTATED' BY SEVEN STARS BOYTTG GAME OVER NRL'S FIRST PRI JERSEY
• MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY
• GAY EX-SEA EAGLE IAN ROBERTS WANTS TO SPEAK WH BOYTTERS, REVEALS TAILS OF CLUB’S PRI JERSEY PLAN
• MANLY’S PRI STANCE WAS APPLD BY ONE GAY FAN, BUT HURT OVER PLAYER WHDRAWAL REMAS
• THE MOLE: GAY MANLY PLAYER VASTATED BY PLAYERS' BOYTT OF PRI JERSEY
• MANLY SEA EAGL PRI JERSEY: GAY CLUB LEGEND IAN ROBERTS SAYS DISPUTE IS 'SAD AND UNFORTABLE'
• GAY GBY LEAGUE STAR SLAMS "HOMOPHOBIA HIDG BEHD RELIGN" AMID PRI SHIRT BOYTT

GAY MANLY PLAYER IS LEFT 'VASTATED' BY SEVEN STARS BOYTTG GAME OVER NRL'S FIRST PRI JERSEY

”Ian Roberts, the former Manly player who 1995 as a Sea Eagle beme the first NRL player to publicly e out as gay, said he was “heartbroken” at the suatn but later weled the club’s apology.

He wasn’t the first gay man to play gby league – I’ll give the tip – he was the first to have urage to e out and pave the way for others to do so. NRL star Toby Rudolf opens up about his same-sex experienc followg Manly Sea Eagl pri jersey sagaCronulla Sharks prop Toby Rudolf said he will back the NRL hostg s first pri round to celebrate clivens, revealg he was raised by "que a few gay and lbian muny members" and there is "so much love that muny" star Toby Rudolf has opened up about his same-sex experienc followg the Manly Sea Eagl pri jersey Cronulla Sharks prop said he will back the NRL hostg s first pri round to celebrate clivens, revealg he was raised by "que a few gay and lbian muny members" and there is "so much love that muny" 26-year-old spoke up after seven players stepped down om Thursday night's clash agast the Sydney Roosters over their refal to don a rabow-tailed jersey, which celebrat "clivens" for the Round 20 more sports news live & on mand wh Flash. "What I will say is I was raised by que a few gay and lbian muny members.

My uncle is gay and my godmother is gay, and there's so much love that muny. I've been out and kissed many gay men, kissed many straight woman and kissed many gay woman. "That's probably why I love gog to all the gay bars Sydney as well - I love dancg wh my shirt off and gettg down Universal on Oxford Street until 2am.

MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY

Gay up-and-g Manly player is left 'vastated' by seven stars boyttg game bee they refe to wear gby league's first pri jerseyThe young man is g up the ranks and dreamed of playg first gra Seven players have boytted wearg the club's history pri jersey He has been left 'eply sadned' by the actns of his Manly teammat Gay former Manly player Ian Roberts is also sadned by their cisn Updated: 11:55 BST, 26 July 2022. The fallout om pri-gate at Manly ntu, wh reports a young gay player has been left 'vastated' by his teammat' cisn to boytt the NRL club's historic Everyone League Sea Eagl will roll out the rabow strip Thursday night's NRL blockbter agast the Sydney Roosters a first for gby league Atralia.

The players are refg to wear the Everyone League gay pri jersey bee of relig and cultural beliefs. That has had an enormo impact on at least one player, wh Wi World of Sports reportg that a young Sea Eagle who is gay, but has not e out publicly, has been left shattered by their cisn. Former Manly player Ian Roberts is the only openly gay man to play first graA close iend of the player said was his dream to play first gra for Manly, but now he is not so sure.

But when to homosexualy, they have a problem. 'In the 134-year history of first gra gby league Atralia only one active player has ever publicly nfirmed they are gay, former Manly hardman Ian said cisns like the player boytt would have huge impacts on young LGBTIQA+ people who supported the club.

GAY EX-SEA EAGLE IAN ROBERTS WANTS TO SPEAK WH BOYTTERS, REVEALS TAILS OF CLUB’S PRI JERSEY PLAN

As an olr gay man, this isn't unfaiar. Manly Sea Eagl ach D Hasler has apologised over the club's handlg of the cln of rabow lours on the club jersey, sayg was a "signifint mistake" pots:Seven players will boytt Thursday's game over the gay pri shirtHasler says the club's executn of the iative was "poor"Manly will face the Roosters on Thursday wh a greatly dispted siSeven players are boyttg their NRL match on Thursday over their team's cisn to wear a gay pri jersey. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts and Jam Gourley)Ian Roberts, a Manly legend and the first NRL player to e out openly as gay  1995, praised the "thenticy and scery" of Hasler and Cherry-Evans's said was "wonrful" the club would still wear the pri jersey this week and that he had been nsulted about the plan several weeks ago.

" Ian Roberts was the first openly gay player the NRL. The first openly gay gby league player has shared his gut-wrenchg reactn to seven Manly Sea Eagl stars refg to don a rabow-loured pri jersey.

”Beg a longstandg member of the LGBTQIA muny, Roberts said the ntroversy was eply personal to him bee he had “lost iends to suici and [seen] the nsequenc of what homophobia and transphobia – all the phobias – n do to people”.

MANLY’S PRI STANCE WAS APPLD BY ONE GAY FAN, BUT HURT OVER PLAYER WHDRAWAL REMAS

Roberts me out as gay while playg for the Manly Sea News Corp Atralia“This poor mismanagement has ed signifint nfn, disfort and pa for many people.

“It hasn’t totally shocked me like ’s shockg everyone else, ” said former Manly forward Ian Roberts, who was the first high-profile gby player to publicly e out as gay the 1990s. In 1995, Ian Roberts beme the first gby league player to e out as gay.

As an olr gay man, this isn’t unfaiar. Manly’s pri stance was appld by one gay fan, but hurt over player whdrawal remasAn emotnal, nfg and ultimately proud night at Brookvale pped a ntroversial week for the club, wr ADAM hill at Brookvale Oval, 4 P Park the days for mercial reasons, is an unfivg place. Gary is gay, and a Manly fan.

THE MOLE: GAY MANLY PLAYER VASTATED BY PLAYERS' BOYTT OF PRI JERSEY

The Pri jersey arriv almost 30 years after Manly great Ian Roberts famoly me out as gay while playg for the club 1995, makg him the first and only man to ever publicly reveal his sexualy while still on an active roster. I’d wear the jersey jt for me, for beg the only player brave enough 1995 to e out and say you know what, I’m gay. Jt three years sce Wallaby Israel Falou was famoly dumped for his homophobic views, social media fds self once aga eptg wh divid opns.

Jul 26th, 2022Jul 26th, 2022A young gay Manly player has been vastated by the stance taken by seven of his club-mat to stand down this weekend rather than wear the club's pri players on Monday cid to boytt the clash wh the Roosters, refg to wear the jersey, which supports the LGBTQ players, believed to be Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Josh Schter, Hmole Olak'atu, Tolut Koula, Christian Tuipulotu and Toafofoa Sipley, are refg to play the jersey on relig MORE: Gallen rips Manly over fotten victims of jersey sagaREAD MORE: New twist Wts Tigers refereeg furoreREAD MORE: Richmond urged to nsir unthkable moveBut their stance has left a promisg young homosexual Sea Eagle, who has not yet e out publicly, vastated. "Gallen's passnate msage amid Manly's pri jersey fiasFormer Manly hard man Ian Roberts ma world headl as the first footballer to openly clare he was gay the Monday he told The Sydney Morng Herald he was upset but not surprised by the Manly players' stance on the one-off jersey.

MANLY SEA EAGL PRI JERSEY: GAY CLUB LEGEND IAN ROBERTS SAYS DISPUTE IS 'SAD AND UNFORTABLE'

As an olr gay man, I'm ed to this. Start your ee trial now >Players are reportedly opposed to wearg the jersey due to relig beliefs, wh the players qutn beg: Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schter, Hmole Olak’atu, Tolut Koula and Toafofoa held an emergency meetg on Monday night wh the players as the club now fac the challenge of nttg the mt w game whout is set to bee the first club gby league history to wear a jersey celebratg clivy, wh rabow lours replacg the tradnal whe Sea Eagl great Ian Roberts, the first gby league player to e out as openly gay, was left broken hearted by the player revolt. ”Social media ers, however, weren’t backg down om nmng the players for revoltg agast wearg the pri World of Sports’ Matt Bungard wrote: “I don’t want to hear one sgle thg about ‘rpectg other people’s opns’ or g relign as a ctch to hi behd while beg homophobic.

Three Manly players have reportedly backflipped on their cisn to boytt Thursday's cnch match agast the Sydney Roosters bee of the club's rabow-striped gay pri Sea Eagl unveiled the jumper - lled Everyone League - on Monday to promote clivy of LGBT+ people the star players Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schter, Hmole Olak'atu, Tolut Koula and Toafofoa Sipley on Monday night said they would refe to n out wearg the 'clive' jersey on relig grounds. 'Of the seven players who are refg to wear the jersey, at least three now have had a b of a change of heart and are nsirg wearg the pri jersey for this upg round, ' reporter Michelle Bishop told legend Ian Roberts, who 1995 was the first-ever gby league player to e out as gay, said the embarrassg suatn will be felt most by the area's LGBTQI+ muny. ' Club legend Ian Roberts, who 1995 was the first-ever gby league player to e out as gay, said the embarrassg suatn will be felt most by the area's LGBTQI+ muny Manly players Sean Keppie (left), Kieran Foran (middle) and Rben Garrick posed wh the club's Everyone League jersey, which was unveiled on MondayManly were preparg to hold an emergency meetg on Tuday an attempt to try and rolve the ugly rift, which has left them a prer posn ahead of the Round 20 clash at Brookvale Oval, also known as 4 P wh a media storm brewg players and officials brought the meetg forward to Monday 90-mute s down end wh ach D Hasler tellg the players he unrstood they were put a difficult posn and that he supported their cisn not to jumper at the centre of the dispute featur rabow lours replacg the tradnal whe pipg on the maroon background, makg Manly the first NRL club to wear a pri jersey gby league's 134-year history.

Israel Fol was exiled by Atralia three years ago followg his homophobic remarksManly mt name a 22-man squad for the game by Tuday afternoon. Former Wallabi star Israel Fol famoly had his Atralia ntract torn up 2019 after he posted a meme on social media which said 'hell' awas homosexuals and other groups he nsired as 'sners' evangelil Christian, Fol returned to gby league France 2020 and tried to revive his reer the sport Atralia but was blocked by lol officials. The top eight teams qualify for the was the only club planng to wear a pri jersey this Manly forward Ian Roberts, who the 1990s was the first high-profile gby league player to e out as gay, said he was not surprised by the players’ cisn.

GAY GBY LEAGUE STAR SLAMS "HOMOPHOBIA HIDG BEHD RELIGN" AMID PRI SHIRT BOYTT

“As an olr gay man I’m ed to this. Several Manly players are nsirg boyttg Thursday night's match wh the Sydney Roosters over the Sea Eagl' cisn to wear a gay pri jersey the pots:Manly officials are meetg wh players on Monday nightSome players are unhappy they were not nsulted by the clubClub great Ian Roberts says he is disappoted to learn of the rponse of some of the playersThe Sea Eagl announced on Sunday night that they would wear an LGBTQIA+ jersey for the match, wh a rabow sign replacg the strip's whe that cisn has ed some unrt among players who are unhappy they were not nsulted by club Foran, Rben Garrick and Sean Keppie were among those to help lnch the strip but other players claim they learned about the move over social media on Sunday ncerns relate to qutns that uld arise om wh their rpective 's management were to meet over the issue on Tuday but that was set to be shed forward to Monday great Ian Roberts, who 1995 beme the first gby league player to e out as openly gay, told The Daily Telegraph he was disappoted by the rponse of the players not willg to wear the jersey.

Seven players om Atralian Natnal Rugby League team Manly Sea Eagl will boytt a champnship match this week prott at beg ma to wear an "clivens" jersey, triggerg cricism om the club's first openly gay player.