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‘I N UNRSTAND’: GAY PLAYERS THE AFL ‘CHOOSG NOT TO BE FIRST’ OUT PUBLICLY SAYS GILL MCLACHLAN

‘Known to their teammat’: Gay players the AFL ‘choosg not to be first’ out publicly * gay round afl *

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan says he n unrstand why gay players the men’s petn wouldn’t want to e out due to the “prsure and weight” of beg the first to do so. No current AFL men’s players have publicly e out as gay, whereas the AFLW has numero players who’re openly gay. Start your ee trial now >“The first thg I’d say is, I am very fortable there are gay male players and I am very fortable ( sayg) they are known to their teammat, ” McLachlan said on Monday.

“So the prsure and the weight on that person beg the first AFL player who out and plays as an out gay man...

DN ALEXANR WS MR GAY PRI ATRALIA 2022

Jason Ball, the first Atralian l player at any level to e out as gay. Calls on AFL to troduce a Pri Round. * gay round afl *

And those wh flawsListen below or subscribe Apple Podsts or SpotifyThe AFL remas one of the only sportg s Atralia whout an openly gay player.

The clubs, who have tablished LGBTQI+ fans’ groups and women’s teams wh openly gay players, are jt sort of wag for permissn and guidance om the AFL to get started.

SAT BE 'GAY IN' AHEAD OF AFL'S GURAL PRI GAME

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“A Pri Round may turn a handful of people away om one game but, hontly, are they the people you want around the club when you have a women’s team wh openly gay players? ” “LGBTQI+ is beg the fotten pillar of diversy wh the AFL, they don’t really have an articulated strategy, and they don’t have iativ njunctn wh VicHealth and Monash Universy, Pri Cup Atralia released a report 2020 that found Pri Cups sportg s signifintly rce the amount of homophobic language ed.

However, the Evaluatg LGBTI+ Incln wh Sport and the Pri Cup Iniative found the LGBTI+ muny still experienc a range of social barriers to participatg muny sport and physil activy across Atralia, cludg beg subjected to ntued homophobic slurs and behavur om players and ach. Key fdgs:80% of Atralians have experienced or wnsed homophobia sport, cludg rogatory remarks such as ‘faggot’ or ‘dyke’.

75% believe openly gay spectators would not be safe at a sportg event.

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Distrsgly, 87% of young gay men and 75% of young gay women rema the closet while playg sport.

“We are tellg gay players they have to stay quiet about their sexualy, but not dog the same for straight players gog to the Brownlow wh their partner.

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“There are gay spectators and people the muny ppg abe, the AFL do not have the bt track rerd regardg transgenr issu. At the time, there were no other openly gay male footballers playg profsnal A-League Atralia.

“It’s always been a place of acceptance, a place of support and a place for you to be whoever you are, whether you’re straight, gay or somewhere between.

“You need to make sure that your ach wasn’t homophobic, for stance, bee that jt wasn’t gog to roll.