Ian Roberts opens up on beg an openly gay man the NRL, the tragedy that spired him to e out

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The former South Sydney and Manly ont rower told the world he was gay 1995 a landmark announcement that shocked Atralia.

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IAN ROBERTS SAYS HE RECEIVED HORRIFIC HOMOPHOBIC ABE AS THE FIRST NRL STAR TO E OUT AS GAY

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Ian Roberts is happy to be known as "that gay footballer" but even happier that he is no longer the only one.

IAN ROBERTS SPEAKS ABOUT BEG AN OPENLY GAY MAN THE NRL, THE TRAGEDY THAT MA HIM E OUT

Former Manly player Ian Roberts was the first openly gay NRL player - he hop the ntroversy around their pri short sparks more discsn about LGBTQ reprentatn the sport. * gay nrl player ian *

The former ont-rower is the days remembered and revered as a trailblazer for the gay muny after he urageoly me out the mid 1990s.

I ma a cisn before we went that I was gog to go on the tour as a gay man, I wasn't gog to pretend that I wasn't.

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I unrstand to a lot of people I'm "that gay footballer".

Myself and three or four other actors put the boys very awkward suatns around misogyny, racism, homophobia, dgs that they n fd themselv , real life. Bashed the street, attacked by fans and shunned by teammat: Ian Roberts opens up on the homophobia he faced after beg the first gby league star the world to e out as gayThe former Sydney and Manly ont rower told the world he was gay 1995 Shortly after, he was knocked out by two thugs at Sydney Harbour and abedRoberts, now 55 and a relatnship wh a school teacher, said changed him Published: 15:43 BST, 15 April 2021 | Updated: 16:54 BST, 15 April 2021.

Pictured: Former NRL player Ian RobertsNRL star Ian Roberts has opened up about the horrific abe and homophobia he alt wh after beg the first gby league player the world to e out as former South Sydney and Manly ont rower told the world he was gay 1995 a landmark announcement that shocked Atralia.

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Ian Roberts opens up on beg an openly gay man the NRL, the tragedy that spired him to e out .

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