Josh Cavallo is one of the few male top-level footballers to e out as gay : NPR

Contents:

• RUMOUR GAY AFL PLAYERS
• JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY
• AFL WORLD WOULD SUPPORT OPENLY GAY PLAYERS - GODDARD

RUMOUR GAY AFL PLAYERS

Atralian footballer Josh Cavallo has e out as gay, beg one of the few profsnal men's soccer players the world to do so. The Alai Uned midfielr announced that he was gay a vio posted to the team's Twter acunt Tuday night.

JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY

"I'm a footballer, and I'm gay, " said an emotnal Cavallo. Ashamed I would never be able to do what I love and be gay, hidg who I really am to pursue a dream I always wished for as a kid.

It's OK to be gay and to play football, " he said. Soccer player for the San Diego Loyal, me out publicly as gay 2018 when he was playg for the Mnota Uned.

AFL WORLD WOULD SUPPORT OPENLY GAY PLAYERS - GODDARD

Andy Brennan beme the first openly gay Atralian footballer when he me out 2019, acrdg to the Guardian.

Male profsnal athlet e out as the first openly gay players currently participatg their rpective sports, cludg NHL hockey player Le Prokop and NFL fensive end Carl Nassib. Brendon Goddard Qun Rooney/Getty ImagCharl Happell and Mart BlakeMay 18, 2016, 12:06 AM ETOf all the AFL clubs, Essendon has led the way tacklg anti-gay prejudice the sport, wh some of s leadg figur actively volved IDAHOT - the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia - on Tuday this celebrate the day, the Purple Bombers terie group - which reprents the club's lbian, bisexual, gay, transgenr, tersex and queer supporter base - held a functn at a legal firm Colls St on Tuday executive Xavier Campbell addrsed the gatherg of about 200, as did former 300-game Sats and Hawks player Rsell Greene, and Bombers pta Brendon Goddard, whose niece is star Ian Roberts chose to e out publicly 21 years ago and announce he was gay, but no AFL player has yet followed su.