A risg star at the Manly Sea Eagl has been left shattered by his teammat' cisn to boytt gby league's first gay pri jersey. The young gay man is said to be eply sadned
Contents:
- MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY
- THE MOLE: GAY MANLY PLAYER VASTATED BY PLAYERS' BOYTT OF PRI JERSEY
- GAY MANLY PLAYER IS LEFT 'VASTATED' BY SEVEN STARS BOYTTG GAME OVER NRL'S FIRST PRI JERSEY
- GAY EX-SEA EAGLE IAN ROBERTS WANTS TO SPEAK WH BOYTTERS, REVEALS TAILS OF CLUB’S PRI JERSEY PLAN
MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY
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. * sea eagles gay pride *
Acrdg to reports, the seven players had hoped they uld wear Manly's tradnal jersey wh whe pipg, but the NRL said they would not allow players to take to the field an alternative rponse to the week, Ian Roberts, a Manly Sea Eagl legend and the first player to e out as gay 1995, said he would be the crowd for the game to see the pri jerseys play.
As an olr gay man, this isn't unfaiar. "Watch how men The Netherlands stood up to homophobia. He wasn't the first gay man to play gby league, I will give you the big tip.
Wi World of Sports' Matt Bungard wrote on Twter: "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. "Kyle and Jackie O's newsrear Brooklyn Ross, who is gay, said: "This is jt sayg the people exist and we support you guys. homophobia and bigotry is so ep rooted stralian mens sport.
THE MOLE: GAY MANLY PLAYER VASTATED BY PLAYERS' BOYTT OF PRI JERSEY
A young gay Manly player has been vastated by the stance taken by seven of his club-mat to stand down. * sea eagles gay pride *
"Cherry-Evans nfirmed the gay pri jerseys will be gog ahead this Thursday night. Usg relig reasons to blatantly mask homophobia is very mon the public fom.
It tells them that gay people are not wele sport. 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. 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.
GAY MANLY PLAYER IS LEFT 'VASTATED' BY SEVEN STARS BOYTTG GAME OVER NRL'S FIRST PRI JERSEY
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. * sea eagles gay pride *
Twter Due to your nsent preferenc, you’re not able to view this Privacy Optns Former Manly great Ian Roberts, the first profsnal gby league player to e out as gay, said the players' opposn to the jersey was "sad and unfortable. Please e Chrome browser for a more accsible vio player Former Manly player Ian Roberts was the first openly gay NRL player - he hop their ntroversy around their pri short sparks more discsn about LGBTQ reprentatn the sport.
Former Manly player Ian Roberts was the first openly gay NRL player - he hop their ntroversy around their pri short sparks more discsn about LGBTQ reprentatn the sport. “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. 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.
GAY EX-SEA EAGLE IAN ROBERTS WANTS TO SPEAK WH BOYTTERS, REVEALS TAILS OF CLUB’S PRI JERSEY PLAN
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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. ”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.