'Ted Lasso' Praised For "Rehg" Gay Footballer Storyle

Contents:

• 'TED LASSO' PRAISED FOR "REHG" GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE
• “TED LASSO” JT REVEALED THAT THIS CHARACTER IS GAY AND CLOSETED
• “SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW”: TED LASSO FANS REACT TO PROGRS OF GAY STORYLE
• “SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW”: TED LASSO FANS REACT TO PROGRS OF GAY STORYLE
• “SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW”: TED LASSO FANS REACT TO PROGRS OF GAY STORYLE
• TED LASSO SEASON 3'S GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE HAS ARRIVED AT JT THE RIGHT TIME
• TED LASSO STAR BILLY HARRIS SHAR HEART-WARMG RPONSE OM LGBTQ+ FANS TO COL’S GAY STORYLE
• NFL COACH COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
• WHAT’S ‘SO HELP ME TODD’ STAR MARCIA GAY HARN’S QUE? ‘SUCCSN,’ ‘TED LASSO’ & MORE (VIDEO)

'TED LASSO' PRAISED FOR "REHG" GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE

Ted Lasso watchers have speculated that AFC Richmond player Col Hugh (Billy Harris) is gay sce early season two, and those spicns were nfirmed season three’s third episo. Trent then shar wh Col that he’s gay as well, openg the door for Col to — perhaps — tell his teammat and ach.

It seems like sports, particularly men’s sports, is among the fields that has been slowt to adapt and accept gay people.

There’s a le episo three where Isaac [Kola Bokni] says “That’s a b gay” a risive way.

“TED LASSO” JT REVEALED THAT THIS CHARACTER IS GAY AND CLOSETED

It’s kd of a two-way street, bee wh the world of the show, no one knows about Trent beg gay eher. Ted Lasso has received yet more praise, this time for the sensive and touchg nature of the storyle volvg a closeted gay player and the story of his g out to his teammat.

"And then of urse we fd out why is bee he's also gay. The reprentatn of gay football players is a plex topic wh var factors ntributg to the lack of visibily. Moreover, societal attus and stereotyp about masculy and homosexualy have played a role perpetuatg stigma and discrimatn agast gay athlet.

The attus n create addnal barriers for gay dividuals nsirg a reer profsnal football, makg more difficult for them to be open about their sexual orientatn. Three episos to s third — and possibly fal — season, the sports edy TV seri Ted Lasso jt revealed that one of s regular characters is gay and closeted. “We’ve known for a while that Col was gay, ” Hunt told the U.

“SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW”: TED LASSO FANS REACT TO PROGRS OF GAY STORYLE

Hunt said that he and the show’s wrers always tend to troduce a gay character on the show’s fictnal team, but opted to have an existg character e out rather than stg someone new. They even toyed wh the ia of revealg that Col was gay and closeted Season 2, but stead merely seed the ia wh a le which the character mentns Grdr. This season, queerns was fally troduced to the seri when they nfirmed that Billy Harris’ fan-favoure Richmond FC player is gay and the closet; reflectg the harsh realy of homosexualy profsnal football and s lack of openly out athlet the procs.

“SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW”: TED LASSO FANS REACT TO PROGRS OF GAY STORYLE

On this week’s episo, Isaac – who is hurt that Col didn’t nfi him sooner – nonts a vlent ‘fan’ the stands after he hurls homophobic abe at the team. After the rt of the team mistake Isaac for beg gay, as a rult of his unexpected reactn to the ‘f’ word, Col out to overwhelmg support – and another classic bizarre analogy om Jason Suikis’ tle character that exprs their love for him. The scene was mend by fans, who celebrated the show’s approach to the ongog issue of homosexualy football.

“SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW”: TED LASSO FANS REACT TO PROGRS OF GAY STORYLE

“Ted takg the perfect approach by lettg Col know DOES matter that he’s gay, bee ’s a part of who he is, ” said one viewer.

In an terview wh GAY TIMES ahead of Ted Lasso’s sixth episo, which saw Col nfi Trent Crimm (Jam Lance) about his sexualy, Harris said would’ve been “ridiculo” for the show to not tackle this storyle. Obvly I’m not a gay footballer but as a queer person I appreciate tonight’s episo of Ted Lasso.

TED LASSO SEASON 3'S GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE HAS ARRIVED AT JT THE RIGHT TIME

Puttg asi the big scen;Isaac askg all those qutns after his iend out & Col’s bt scenar beg everyone is gay. Ted takg the perfect approach by lettg Col know DOES matter that he’s gay, bee ’s a part of who he is. In the last eighteen months, at least three active footballers have e out as gay across the world: first Jake Cavallo Atralia, followed by Blackpool youth player Jake Daniels here England and, most recently, Czech ternatnal Jakub Jankto over Prague.

A groundswell of support for gay cln the sport has rultantly grown, wh active players and punds alike g out solidary and allyship: Daniels was celebrated by the lik of England pta Harry Kane and long-time Uned goalie David Gea; ahead of the ntroversial World Cup Qatar, France forward Antoe Griezmann lled homophobia not “an ia, [but] a crime.

TED LASSO STAR BILLY HARRIS SHAR HEART-WARMG RPONSE OM LGBTQ+ FANS TO COL’S GAY STORYLE

”Wh around 550 active players the Premier League, 's a statistil likelihood that at least one player is gay, but no one has e out while playg England's top tier sce Jt Fashanu 1990, who endured hostily om the prs and died of suici eight years later. The world has changed sce then, wh the vast majory of people England supportg gay rights, but g out as a top-drawer footballer — the first 33 years, not least — remas a fearful prospect.

NFL COACH COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT

And what a thg that would be: an openly gay footballer the sypy fictn of Ted Lasso's Premier League before, y'know, the real-life one.

WHAT’S ‘SO HELP ME TODD’ STAR MARCIA GAY HARN’S QUE? ‘SUCCSN,’ ‘TED LASSO’ & MORE (VIDEO)

Disregard as the product of imagative wokery all you like, but Ted Lasso season 3 is makg up for s historil lack of gay rep wh an arc that uld go some way further turng the real-world dial.

Ted Lasso actor Billy Harris has talked about the sweet reactn he’s received om LGBTQ+ football fans after his character was revealed to be gay. Ted Lasso’s Col Hugh was revealed to be gay. He went on: “I’ve had so many people tellg me: ‘I loved football but I was also gay school and I knew well the prejudic that go hand--hand wh beg gay and beg a footballer.