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ZANR MURRAY IS FIRST CURRENT STTISH PROFSNAL PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY

Zanr Murray be first openly gay player Sttish football sce Jt Fashanu; Striker, who plays the Lowland League, wants to be spiratn for others; Blackpools Jake Daniels beme UKs first active male profsnal footballer to e out as gay earlier this year * gala fairydean gay *

Zanr Murray has bee the first current profsnal footballer Stland to e out as gay.

Murray is the first openly gay footballer to play the Sttish leagu sce Jt Fashanu, who played for Hearts the 1993-94 season. ”Murray also lled for more support to help gay footballers the men’s game, addg that he would cle beg tagged social media posts an effort to hi his sexualy, bee of his reer as a profsnal footballer. I put a post on my social media tellg folk I was gay.

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Photograph: News Imag/Alamy“I have done lots of rearch and I always keep an eye on media outlets to see if there are any platforms for young gay male players for support but there are none, ” he add.

”“Of urse there are gay footballers our game. Zanr Murray says he was "livg fear 24/7" but adms to feelg a huge weight off his shoulrs after beg the first Sttish senr footballer to e out as, who is a striker for Lowland League si Gala Fairyan Rovers, has praised his team-mat for their support and says he hop his announcement "helps other players who are stgglg" be the first openly gay player Sttish football sce Jt Fashanu, who played for Airdrie and Hearts the 1990s, and wants to be a role mol for others, much like Blackpool's Jake Daniels and Sttish refere Craig Napier and Lloyd an exclive terview wh Sky Sports, Murray opens up about the role mols who spired him to e out, what held him back om gog public about his sexualy sooner and discs the chanc of a Premier League footballer takg the same Murray be first Sttish senr footballer to e out as gayWhat are your overridg emotns?

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Murray has bee the first senr Sttish football player to e out as gay.

"The younger generatns havg the people to look up to and gog, 'Ok, there's thrivg gay men this world', I thk that's important bee I never had that growg up and that's probably a part of why took me so long. "I never did the s everyone down and say, 'I'm gay'.

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Ne months after beg the first openly gay player men's profsnal football, Alai Uned midfielr Josh Cavallo spoke wh Tim Thornton about his life sce the announcement and how his cisn has helped to spire others.

"Blackpool's Jake Daniels beme the first UK's first active male profsnal footballer to e out as gay earlier this year, and told his story to Sky Sports. Gala Fairyan Rovers striker Zanr Murray has bee the first Sttish senr footballer to e out as 30-year-old, his fourth season at the Galashiels club, will be the first openly gay player men's profsnal football Stland sce Jt Fashanu wh Airdrie and Hearts the follows the example of refere Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson June, sayg " feels like the weight of the world is now off my shoulrs".

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"Remag the closet was "playg havoc wh my life" he wrote, so he put a post on social media tellg people he was gay.

Cred: Gala Fairyan Rovers webseEnglish striker Fashanu moved to Airdrieonians three years after g out as gay before later playg for Heart of Midlothian and remas the only openly gay player to play Stland's top tier.

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The Gala striker says he is disappoted there are no platforms offerg support to young gay male footballers. "Of urse there are gay footballers our game and I have had lots of players get touch sayg they have read my post and they n't believe how strong I am by dog this, " Murray said. Gala Fairyan Rovers striker Zanr Murray has bee the first Sttish senr footballer to e out as is the first openly gay player the men's profsnal ranks Stland sce Jt Fashanu wh Airdrie and Hearts the 30-year-old Lowland League player follows the example of refere Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson June.

"Murray said that remag the closet was "playg havoc wh my life", so "I put a post on my social media tellg folk I was gay". English striker Fashanu moved to Airdrieonians three years after g out as gay before later playg for Heart of Midlothian and remas the only openly gay player to play Stland's top tier.

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels ma what Murray scrib as his "amazg" cisn May, closely followed by the two Sttish refere, but the Gala striker is disappoted there are no platforms offerg support to young gay male footballers.

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“Of urse there are gay footballers our game and I have had lots of players get touch sayg they have read my post and they n’t believe how strong I am by dog this. Almost immediately after publicly sharg that he is gay, Murray began receivg cricism om some football fans. One tweeted: “I don’t get why Zanr Murray has to e out as gay.

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He wrote: “We are not the vast majory, gay male footballers the UK need role mols, majory are terrified to e out to iends/ fay/ teammat (tst me, a few have reached out already! He ntued: “To the younger generatn, they n now see happy, thrivg gay men [and] around football.

While Murray is the first senr Sttish player to e out, English footballer Jt Fashanu played for Airdrie and Hearts the mid-1990s after he had already e out as gay. Fashanu was the first Brish footballer to e out as gay, and after he was hound by the prs and bombard wh homophobia, the English player died by suici.

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I love to see Zanr Murray and Jake Daniels change the story for gay men football. AIDSmap executive director Matthew Hodson wrote on Twter: “Jt Fashanu was Bra’s first openly gay footballer. “I love to see Zanr Murray and Jake Daniels change the story for gay men football.

Gala Fairyan Rovers striker Zanr Murray has announced he is gay - makg him the first Sttish senr player to do so. Murray, 30, who is his fourth season wh the club, will be the first openly gay footballer Sttish men's profsnal footballer sce Jt Fashanu played for Airdrie and Hearts the mid-1990s, several years after announcg his sexualy.

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"I put a post on my social media tellg folk I was gay. " Murray, who holds the club's rerd for goals sr a sgle season, believ more needs to be done to help men the game who are gay to e out. "I have done lots of rearch and I always keep an eye on media outlets to see if there are any platforms for young gay male footballers for support but there are none.

"Of urse there are gay footballers our game and I have had lots of players get touch sayg they have read my post and they n't believe how strong I am by dog this. Zanr Murray be first openly gay Sttish footballer: "I thought enough is enough"Gala Fairyan Rovers striker Zanr Murray said "the weight of the world is now off my shoulrs" after beg the first openly gay active footballer StlandZanr Murray says he's been touched by the support he's receivedZanr Murray has bee the first active Sttish footballer to e out as gay.

He is the first openly gay footballer the men's profsnal game Stland sce Jt Fashanu played for Airdrie and Hearts the neti.

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