Tory Lord Hayward is ed to puzzled looks when people learn that he is founr and chairman of Kgs Cross Steelers - a gay gby team - who tell their story a new film.
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- HULL'S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM H OUT AFTER 'DISGTG AND VILE' HOMOPHOBIC MENTSHORRENDO MENTS WERE MA ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWG THE CLUB'S K LNCHHULLDAILYMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYALEX GROVESENR REPORTER16:20, 8 MAY 2019BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWSIGN UP TO THE HULL LIVE NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY UPDAT AND BREAKG NEWSMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO THE HULL LIVE NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY UPDAT AND BREAKG NEWSINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
- HULL HAS FORMED S FIRST EVER GAY GBY TEAMTHE HULL ROUNDHEADS WERE PUT TOGETHER BY MEMBERS OF THE LGBT MUNY BUT ANYONE N JO REGARDLS OF GENR, SEXUALY OR RACEHULLDAILYMAILBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYALEX GROVESENR REPORTER15:34, 25 AUG 2018UPDATED16:14, 7 MAY 2019BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWGET THE LATT RUGBY LEAGUE UPDAT, DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT RUGBY LEAGUE UPDAT, DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
- LIST | 5 GAY RUGBY STARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD
- HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON
- WORLD'S FIRST GAY GBY CLUB THAT BEAT THE BIGOTS BY TACKLG HOMOPHOBIA GETS S OWN FILM
- HULL'S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM H OUT AFTER 'DISGTG AND VILE' HOMOPHOBIC MENTSHORRENDO MENTS WERE MA ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWG THE CLUB'S K LNCHHULLDAILYMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYALEX GROVESENR REPORTER16:20, 8 MAY 2019BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWSIGN UP TO THE HULL LIVE NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY UPDAT AND BREAKG NEWSMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO THE HULL LIVE NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY UPDAT AND BREAKG NEWSINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
- HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON
- IN FROM THE SI - UPG MOVIE ABOUT A GAY GBY TEAM
- DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI
HULL'S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM H OUT AFTER 'DISGTG AND VILE' HOMOPHOBIC MENTSHORRENDO MENTS WERE MA ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWG THE CLUB'S K LNCHHULLDAILYMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYALEX GROVESENR REPORTER16:20, 8 MAY 2019BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWSIGN UP TO THE HULL LIVE NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY UPDAT AND BREAKG NEWSMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO THE HULL LIVE NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY UPDAT AND BREAKG NEWSINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
Kgs Cross Steelers, named after the NFL si om Ptsburgh, is the first gay gby club the world, and a new documentary film, Steelers, follows their journey om trma to triumph. * hull gay rugby team *
The chairman of a gay and clive Hull gby team has h out after homophobic ments were posted on social media followg the club’s recent k lnch.
Hull Roundheads, which only lnched Augt last year, now has 50 members and plans to send a team to the Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR) “world cup” 2020. The Roundheads ma history by beg the cy’s first gay and clive sports club.
HULL HAS FORMED S FIRST EVER GAY GBY TEAMTHE HULL ROUNDHEADS WERE PUT TOGETHER BY MEMBERS OF THE LGBT MUNY BUT ANYONE N JO REGARDLS OF GENR, SEXUALY OR RACEHULLDAILYMAILBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYALEX GROVESENR REPORTER15:34, 25 AUG 2018UPDATED16:14, 7 MAY 2019BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWGET THE LATT RUGBY LEAGUE UPDAT, DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT RUGBY LEAGUE UPDAT, DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
* hull gay rugby team *
However, spe receivg support om some rears on the Hull Live Facebook page, others ed the ments sectn as a way to post homophobic and rogatory jib about the club and s players. Hull Roundheads is Hull's first gay and clive gby team.
LIST | 5 GAY RUGBY STARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD
Kgs Cross Steelers, named after the NFL si om Ptsburgh, is the first gay gby club the world, and a new documentary film, Steelers, follows their journey om trma to triumph. * hull gay rugby team *
David Eldridge, chairman of Hull Roundheads, said: “We are hugely touched by the good wish that have followed om the verage of our recent k lnch and by the vigoro support and thoughtful statements generated on our behalf agast some of the more rogatory and homophobic ments that the story unhappily prompted. "Many of our players didn’t feel safe or nfint sports precisely bee of the homophobic culture - which often pass self as laddish ‘banter’ - that plagued the Facebook ments on Hull Live yterday.
” Josie Douthwae also posted: “All the ments are actually disgtg and are the reason the gby players feel they have to have their own team so they n feel safe to enjoy playg their game whout fear of all the ‘gay’ ments. Some wrongly assumed the team is a “gay only” gby club but Mr Eldridge sists the Roundheads is an clive project where anyone and everyone n jo.
He said: “The Roundheads are signated a “gay and clive” sports team, not an exclively “gay” club.
HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON
What is signifint is that we are creatg a safe space where gay, bi, trans, straight and queer men n velop their skills and nfince playg gby football.
” Mr Eldridge also said that lbian, gay, bi and trans people often have “negative perceptns and experienc of sport”. He said: “Some of our players have played before, but typilly weren’t out at school or their prev teams, bee the environment wasn’t supportive or welg to bi, gay or queer dividuals. Have you ever been subjected to transphobic or homophobic abe Hull?
WORLD'S FIRST GAY GBY CLUB THAT BEAT THE BIGOTS BY TACKLG HOMOPHOBIA GETS S OWN FILM
“And of those who do play, 84 per cent report experiencg homophobic sults while participatg sports.
HULL'S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM H OUT AFTER 'DISGTG AND VILE' HOMOPHOBIC MENTSHORRENDO MENTS WERE MA ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWG THE CLUB'S K LNCHHULLDAILYMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYALEX GROVESENR REPORTER16:20, 8 MAY 2019BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWSIGN UP TO THE HULL LIVE NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY UPDAT AND BREAKG NEWSMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO THE HULL LIVE NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY UPDAT AND BREAKG NEWSINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
Although gby is one of the most progrsive sports terms of stampg out homophobia, there is still a long way to go, acrdg to Mr Eldridge. After nsultg wh members of the LGBT muny the cy, Hull's first gay gby team has been formed wh plans to “nquer the world of clive gby”.
Mr Eldridge hop the team will have joed the Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR) league time for the Bgham Cup two years’ time. He says the ma goal of the team is to create a safe place for gay and bisexual men and women to play gby but he sists that anyone is wele to jo the club. “Some gay or bisexual men may not want to get to mastream gby bee of the repercsns which they may face.
"Knowg was a gay-iendly environment, and wh me beg straight, I thought that would be very tribal, " he says.
HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON
No matter if you were gay, straight, bi, trans - you walk and you jt feel accepted. "Growg up, there were only a uple of gay-iendly pubs and clubs the cy centre. When the article was posted to the Hull Daily Mail's Facebook page, attracted over 1500 reactns and ments, some of which were homophobic.
"There were a lot of clichéd old homophobic jok, " he says, "and lads fdg funny to tag their mat and suggt they jo - a way to ll them 'gay' and mean them.
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It was pretty tired and predictable - the kd of homophobia that we've all lived wh. If Hull don't exactly sprg to md when you thk of LGBT Bra, you may be surprised - s first Pri march was held back 2001, and wh a few years a number of gay venu were poppg up a cy wh around a quarter of a ln rints. "We e the signatn of beg a 'gay and clive' sports team - we're not an exclively 'gay' club, " says Eldridge.
"When the lol paper reported on their new k, the headle referenced the Roundheads as Hull's "first gay gby team". "There were people sayg that if someone set up a 'straight team', that would be discrimatory, so why do we need an exclively gay team? " The newspaper article stated later on that the club was 'gay and clive' - but that tail was easily missed on social media.
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What is signifint is that we are creatg a safe space where gay, bi, trans, straight and queer men n take up sports they didn't have the nfince to pursue before.
David Eldridge, chairman May 17 is the annual Internatnal Day agast Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia - an awarens day monly known as IDAHOBIT which has been nng for 15 years. The date rrponds wh the cisn taken by the Uned Natns' World Health Organizatn 1990 to remove homosexualy om s Internatnal Classifitn of Diseas list. The argument that a stated LGBT-iendly sports club might be wholly unnecsary nowadays is harr to make when remd that, ls than 30 years ago, to be gay was nsired by a UN body to be a disorr, not a Roundheads would love to be able to nsign discsns on homophobia to the history books, but amid the legacy of Sectn 28, statistics showg a rise rerd anti-LGBT hate crime, gby's Israel Fol saga, and the kd of tn gaps displayed those aforementned Facebook ments, 's a shadow that n't be shgged off pletely.
"I didn't like the ia that we were 'htg out' agast homophobia, " he says, reflectg on some of the angl taken. The Roundheads weren't on the fensive for long after a flurry of homophobic ments last week, wh Eldridge, Huntenburg and Hookem turng the nversatn around Alli were always a key part of the proposn too, and Eldridge wants more people to hear their tal. For a few, 's almost like a 180-gree turnaround, jt their awarens of some of the implic homophobia that's out there.