Out gay former NBA player Jason Colls ma his mark LGBT history - Outsports

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• MARK SMH: I KNOW THERE ARE GAY FOOTBALLERS STLAND BEE I TRIED TO NVCE ONE TO GO PUBLIC
• JASON COLLS BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY NBA PLAYER
• CELTIC PTA STT BROWN SAYS HE'D LOVE TO SEE FIRST GAY PLAYER E OUT AT PARKHEAD CLUBTHE HOOPS SKIPPER BELIEV WOULD BE “CREDIBLY TOUGH” FOR THE FIRST PROFSNAL TO E OUT STTISH FOOTBALL BUT BELIEV WOULD “GREAT” FOR THE GAME.DAILYRERDBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYALAN MCEWENCOURT REPORTER04:30, 3 AUG 2019UPDATED16:00, 9 AUG 2019BOOKMARKWHEN THE FIRST MALE FOOTBALLER OUT AS GAY, STT BROWN WILL BE READY TO SUPPORT HIM (IMAGE: GAY TIM)GET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• CELTIC STAR STT BROWN SISTS SICK FANS’ CHANTS ARE TO BLAME FOR GAY PLAYERS NOT G OUT AS HE MANDS ACTN
• CELTIC PTA STT BROWN SAYS HE’D LOVE IF GAY FOOTBALLER ME OUT AT HOOPS
• CZECH TERNATNAL JAKUB JANKTO OUT AS GAY
• BRA'S GAY FOOTBALLERS
• STTO’S LATT: TUCKER, GAY, SUMNER, NOEL
• JAGUARS STRENGTH ACH IS FIRST MALE ACH A MAJOR US-BASED PRO LEAGUE TO E OUT AS GAY
• REPORT: RUDY GAY WAIVED BY OKC THUNR
• RUDY GAY EXPECTED TO DRAW TERT OM WARRRS, LAKERS, MAVERICKS, BULLS, PELINS
• A GAY NBA FAN FOUND 78 HOMOPHOBIC TWEETS BY 40 PLAYERS ON 23 TEAMS
• TOP 3 NBA PLAYERS WHO ARE GAY FEAT. JASON COLLS AND MORE

MARK SMH: I KNOW THERE ARE GAY FOOTBALLERS STLAND BEE I TRIED TO NVCE ONE TO GO PUBLIC

YOU may have heard the pta of Celtic say over the weekend that he and his team would support a player who was gay. You may also have seen the tweets of someone lled “the gay footballer” who said he was about to go public.

But don’t thk any of this means we’re about to see an openly gay star the men’s game, or that football is on the verge of a breakthrough. Don’t misunrstand what I’m sayg here: I’m not suggtg everyone football management is ol wh beg gay – even now, most managers are olr, workg-class men who are often the last to adapt to changg social attus.

JASON COLLS BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY NBA PLAYER

Karren Brady, the former boss of Birmgham Cy, said the other day that her hband, Pl Pchisolido, had played wh Jt Fashanu the 1990s and no one the drsg room had a problem wh him beg gay.

There are several clubs the UK now that have gay players who are hont about their sexualy wh the team and even take their partners to club events – they are jt not open about public.

The Celtic pta Stt Brown was also clearly beg hont when he said he would be supportive to a team-mate who was gay. And even players at Millwall (never the most metrosexual of clubs) have said don’t matter if a team-mate is gay. Recently, my lleague Neil Cameron spoke to one of the players wh the LGBT team HotSts FC, Craig Anrson, who said there have been tim when the homophobic abe he’s heard at gam has ma him wonr whether football is the game for him.

CELTIC PTA STT BROWN SAYS HE'D LOVE TO SEE FIRST GAY PLAYER E OUT AT PARKHEAD CLUBTHE HOOPS SKIPPER BELIEV WOULD BE “CREDIBLY TOUGH” FOR THE FIRST PROFSNAL TO E OUT STTISH FOOTBALL BUT BELIEV WOULD “GREAT” FOR THE GAME.DAILYRERDBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYALAN MCEWENCOURT REPORTER04:30, 3 AUG 2019UPDATED16:00, 9 AUG 2019BOOKMARKWHEN THE FIRST MALE FOOTBALLER OUT AS GAY, STT BROWN WILL BE READY TO SUPPORT HIM (IMAGE: GAY TIM)GET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

One theory that am me is that the fans who are most vol wh homophobic abe are tryg to e to terms wh the fact they love a game that idolis physilly f young men. A game like football which the players are so unhibed about kissg and touchg each other should be the least homophobic of all, but some male fans may stggle wh that, so they shout about poofs and queers to try to prove to the rt of that they’re not terted the sight of players kissg and huggg other men.

CELTIC STAR STT BROWN SISTS SICK FANS’ CHANTS ARE TO BLAME FOR GAY PLAYERS NOT G OUT AS HE MANDS ACTN

The ia that homophobia football might be a problem wh specific typ of men rather than fans more generally is also borne out by the recent women’s world cup. Men’s profsnal football has virtually no openly gay players, but the women’s game is the oppose – is full of out gay women at the hight level. And even the homophobia the female players experience nfirms this is really a male problem we’re talkg about: some fans like to assume all female players are lbians bee they thk football is sentially a man’s sport and any woman who wants to play mt “want to be a man”.

But until someone openly challeng the homophobia football by beg openly gay, the homophobia will not go away.

CELTIC PTA STT BROWN SAYS HE’D LOVE IF GAY FOOTBALLER ME OUT AT HOOPS

All month long, Outsports is revisg key moments gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and queer sports history as part of LGBTQ history month.

CZECH TERNATNAL JAKUB JANKTO OUT AS GAY

Bee of Colls, at least 187 profsnal athlet talked about issu surroundg gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr athlet. When we get to the pot where a gay pro athlete is no longer forced to live fear that he’ll be shunned by teammat or outed by tabloids, when we get to the pot where he plays while his signifint other was the fay room, when we get to the pot where he’s not pelled to hi his te self and is able to live an thentic life, then g out won’t be such a big al. Thank you, Jason, for helpg to start and ntue nversatns and knock down the walls of homophobia sports.

Image source, Getty ImagImage ptn, A Boston Celtics player 2012, Mr Colls will rejo the team he has played seven of his 12 seasons whVeteran basketball player Jason Colls has bee the first openly gay athlete to play a petive game for a major US profsnal sports league.

BRA'S GAY FOOTBALLERS

Colls entered the urt at the start of the send quarter a game agast the Los Angel 35-year-old centre, who has played for five other NBA teams, was given a warm receptn by the only revealed he was gay a Sports Illtrated magaze terview last the time he was not signed to a source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Print Obama, probably the world's most famo basketball fan, ved Mr Colls to his state dner for France's Print Hollan FebaryNeedg another big man, the Nets turned to the seven-foot Colls, who helped them reach two NBA Fals the early 2000s.

STTO’S LATT: TUCKER, GAY, SUMNER, NOEL

''The news as Michael Sam, another US sportsman who recently revealed he is gay, prepar to take part Amerin Football's NFL Sutg Combe - a showse of llege players lookg to be signed by NFL May, Los Angel Galaxy footballer Robbie Rogers beme the first openly gay male athlete to play a US profsnal league. The veteran midfielr hop any gay player would choose to nfi him and he would “help any way, shape or form I n”. The Celtic skipper has won a reputatn for toughns on the field but opened his heart about the plight of gay footballers.

JAGUARS STRENGTH ACH IS FIRST MALE ACH A MAJOR US-BASED PRO LEAGUE TO E OUT AS GAY

Homophobia has tarnished football for s and has helped foster an atmosphere where gay and bisexual players fear g out publicly. Former Hearts player Jt Fashanu beme the first profsnal footballer to be openly gay after he me out 1990. Germany’s former Everton and Wt Ham player Thomas Hzlsperger and US star Robbie Rogers, who played for Leeds, both announced they were gay after retirg.

REPORT: RUDY GAY WAIVED BY OKC THUNR

Rangers managg director Stewart Robertson said there is “no place” for homophobia, sectarianism or racism at Ibrox as he lnched the move, flanked by team boss Steven Gerrard. The lnch me days after Rangers and Celtic fans took part the Glasgow Mardi Gla LGBT gay pri event.

Last year, Rangers officially regnised “Ibrox Pri” as a new supporters group dited to lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr fans.

RUDY GAY EXPECTED TO DRAW TERT OM WARRRS, LAKERS, MAVERICKS, BULLS, PELINS

The bookmaker is sponsorg Brighton Pri 2019 as part of s drive agast homophobia football, partnership wh Gay Tim.

Former Stland star Brown said he would back gay players and would be unncerned about beg targeted by homophob bee of his support.

A GAY NBA FAN FOUND 78 HOMOPHOBIC TWEETS BY 40 PLAYERS ON 23 TEAMS

The 34-year-old revealed the summer that he'd love if a gay footballer me out at the Hoops but admted that mt be hard.

1 Hoops skipper Stt Brown sisted that he'd be the first to support a gay player at CelticCred: Rters. On whether everyone would support a gay player g out, he add: "I don’t thk you n possibly say that 100 per cent would.

"I have a bt iend who is gay, and he went through hard tim and he uldn’t pick up the phone to people.

TOP 3 NBA PLAYERS WHO ARE GAY FEAT. JASON COLLS AND MORE

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Stt Brown and Graeme Souns were speakg as part of Paddy Power’s anti-homophobia football mpaign, partnership wh GAY TIMES. The LGBT movement emerged as early as the 1870s, but homosexual rights groups didn't appear until after World War II September 1945.