At the Women's World Cup, 41 players and managers were openly gay or bisexual, yet the men's tournament, none of them were. | ITV Natnal News
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WHY ARE MORE FEMALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLERS OPENLY GAY OR BISEXUAL THAN MALE PLAYERS?
GAY TIMES looks at how the prevalence of queer players women’s football may spire posive change throughout the footballg world. * openly gay lionesses *
In 2019, 41 gay and bisexual women peted the World Cup, and six of the players were Lns. GAY TIMES looks at how the prevalence of queer players women’s football may spire posive change throughout the footballg world. C midfielr Jake Daniels beme the UK’s first openly gay active male profsnal footballer and, earlier this month, Brazilian referee Igor Benevenuto beme the first FIFA-ranked referee football history to e out as gay.
As the Lns prepare to face the fals of the 2022 Women’s UEFA Euros wh seven openly queer players their squad alone, GAY TIMES asks: how is women’s football helpg LGBTQ+ cln wh the sport as a whole? Ever sce Bend Like Beckham teased queer fans wh s homoerotic subtext, the lk between lbians and women’s football has been strong. This rgs te for Rosie Hall, a lbian and lifelong Arsenal fan, who tells GAY TIMES that is the muny that women’s football offers that she most cherish.
“As a woman – let alone a gay woman – I feel a b judged gog to men’s gam, ” says Rosie.