The Alai Uned midfielr announced that he was gay a vio posted to the team's Twter acunt Tuday.
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
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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. "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.
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.
JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY
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. A vio ordated by the AFL Players' Associatn was lnched durg Network Seven's verage of the match between Richmond and Sydney Round 8, and showsed AFL players om across the petn llg on fans to never e anti-gay language and to stand up to those who do. The new chief executive of the Essendon Football Club, Andrew Thorburn, has rigned jt one day after beg appoted to the pots:Andrew Thorburn has rigned jt one day after beg appoted as Essendon CEOControversial views relatg to homosexualy and abortn have been tied to a church Mr Thorburn leadsThe Essendon board has nied any prr knowledge of the ntroversial mentsMr Thorburn's rignatn after emerged the church he leads has published a seri of articl cril of homosexualy and appotment of the ex-CEO of NAB was announced on Monday, and he was due to take over the AFL club on November CEO Nick Ryan will ntue his role whilst the club menc the procs to appot a new a statement posted om his LkedIn profile, Mr Thorburn reerated his rpect for all people but said that he was beg forced to promise "beyond a level that [his] nscience allowed".
"Lt is a s, sex outsi of marriage is a s, practisg homosexualy is a s, but same-sex attractn is not a s.
AFL WORLD WOULD SUPPORT OPENLY GAY PLAYERS - GODDARD
"He said the posts predated his time at the church, and he had not heard the views the sermons exprsed durg his time as strsed that gay people were wele at Essendon, and should feel safe and able to speak out.