Jake Daniels, a 17-year-old forward for Blackpool FC England’s send tier, publicly me out as gay Monday a statement released by the club.
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- 'I WOULDN'T FEEL SAFE AS A GAY CHELSEA PLAYER RIGHT NOW' - HOW THE BLU' LGBT+ FAN GROUP IS CHALLENGG -STADIUM ABE
- 17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S
'I WOULDN'T FEEL SAFE AS A GAY CHELSEA PLAYER RIGHT NOW' - HOW THE BLU' LGBT+ FAN GROUP IS CHALLENGG -STADIUM ABE
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I’ve had homophobic abe directed at me, I know what ’s like. Chelsea pta Car Azpilicueta says he tackl ments that are "out of place" aimed at gay iends, addg that he wants to create a "safe environment" at Chelsea for LGBTQ+ players to feel wele at Stamford an exclive terview wh Chelsea's Pernille Harr and Magda Eriksson, Azpilicueta spoke to The HangOut - a llaboratn between Sky Sports and Ten To Media - about LGBTQ+ cln at the Blu. Megan Rapoe on The HangOutWSL table | Fixtur | RultsDownload the Sky Sports appAzpilicueta said: "I have iends that are gay and I would try to help a way that feels fortable.
17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S
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Founr of Sports Media LGBT+ Jon Holm discs the posive reactn and outpour of support after Blackpool's Jake Daniels me out publicly as gay. Last year, Blackpool's Jake Daniels beme the UK's first active male profsnal footballer to e out publicly as gay sce Jt Fashanu 1990, while 2021 Alai Uned's Josh Cavallo also me whether this had been talked about the Chelsea drsg room, Azpilicueta revealed: "It was discsed bee, of urse, was big news. Almost a year after beg the first openly gay player men's profsnal football, Alai Uned midfielr Josh Cavallo spoke wh Tim Thornton about his life sce the announcement and how his cisn has helped to spire others.