A group of Manly players are unhappy wh the club's cisn to e a gay pri jersey for the Sea Eagl' upg NRL match wh the Sydney Roosters.
Contents:
- MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY
- WHAT EXACTLY IS THE GAY MEN’S PRI FLAG, AND WHAT DO IT MEAN?
- GAY PRI
- IN A FIRST FOR THE NFL, JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY
MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY
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”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. 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.
As an olr gay man, this isn't unfaiar. "It has been reported the players ncerned won't be attendg the match for fear of vlent NRL's cln policy, perhaps more than any other sport, lists the many aspects and labels that n divi muni:"The NRL is mted to beg an clive anisatn that is open to all members of the Atralian muny regardls of age, race, relign, lour, scent, natnaly, ethnic orig, genr, sexualy, maral stat, stat as a parent, disabily or HIV/AIDS stat or other attribut that n lead to people feelg exclud or isolated" league is the sport, and Manly is the club, where Atralia's first profsnal male footballer me out as a gay man back 1995.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE GAY MEN’S PRI FLAG, AND WHAT DO IT MEAN?
Wonrg about the Gay Men’s Pri Flag, ’s origs, and meangs? We have you vered wh this gui! * manly gay pride *
Ian Roberts was the first openly gay player the NRL when he me out 1995. 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.
GAY PRI
Gay Pri, annual celebratn, ually June the Uned Stat and sometim at other tim other untri, of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) inty. Gay Pri memorat the Stonewall rts New York Cy of June 28, 1969. * manly gay pride *
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. As an olr gay man, this isn’t unfaiar.
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.
One such flag is the Gay Men’s Pri Flag – a flag you might already have seen flown at any number of pri ftivals around the world, om New Orleans to Montreal…and everywhere between! Another lser-known pri flag is the gay men’s pri flag.
IN A FIRST FOR THE NFL, JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY
This morn gay men’s pri flag is a reimagg of a prev gay men’s pri flag wh a variety of blue ton.