Stland's only openly gay footballer on breakg stereotyp and his own liberatn | Daily Mail Onle

Contents:

• HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS
• ZANR MURRAY IS FIRST CURRENT STTISH PROFSNAL PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY
• GROUP OF 20 GAY FOOTBALLERS '˜NSIRG G OUT TOGETHER'
• STLAND'S ONLY OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER ON BREAKG STEREOTYP AND HIS OWN LIBERATN
• ZANR MURRAY BE FIRST OPENLY GAY STTISH FOOTBALLER: "I THOUGHT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"
• GAY FOOTBALLER ZANR MURRAY SAYS HIS 20S FELT LIKE PERSONAL ‘NVERSN THERAPY’
• ‘BLOWN AWAY BY SUPPORT’ – ZANR MURRAY BE FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER STTISH FOOTBALL SCE JT FASHANU

HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS

It seems that beg an out gay man and a soccer player is still somethg that’s greeted wh homophobia.

However, there have been several pneerg male gay footballers who cid to e out of the closet and proclaim their sexualy to the world. A w for gay rights and helpg to pave the way for other gay players to feel safe enough to e out of the closet.

Here are eight of some of the most well-known out-and-proud gay footballers. Consired the first openly gay male Ain soccer player, Lekoloane me out publicly 2015.

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

The South Ain player acknowledg that most of his teammat accepted his sexualy, however, he has faced homophobic slurs om opposg teams. He also said that he has met several closeted gay soccer players Ai, where homosexualy is crimalised several untri. I don’t wish the hostily I felt on anyone, bee not everyone n survive homophobia a sport like football, ” he told MambaOnle recently.

In Febary 2013, Amerin soccer player Robbie Rogers me out as gay. On 21 May 2017, he beme the first openly gay male footballer to play at Wembley. “My advice to a young gay footballer at any level or any standard is jt to be themselv, ” Davis said that same year.

The Atralian plays for Alai Uned Football Club and has been the victim of shameful homophobic abe om game-goers and on social media. In May 2022, Jake Daniels me out at the age of 17  an open letter on the Blackpool Football Club’s webse, beg at that time the UK’s only openly gay active male profsnal footballer. He also acknowledged that “beg gay, or bi or queer men’s football is still a taboo” and that he is likely to face some gree of homophobia the sport.

GROUP OF 20 GAY FOOTBALLERS '˜NSIRG G OUT TOGETHER'

After stgglg wh his sexualy for years, he me as gay September 2022, makg him the first openly gay player Sttish football sce Jt Fashanu. 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.

STLAND'S ONLY OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER ON BREAKG STEREOTYP AND HIS OWN LIBERATN

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. As the World Cup go on a untry where homosexualy is illegal, many global football fans are havg to reckon wh the sports' soccer remas one of the most popular sports around the world, very few players have been able to e out and enjoy a succsful reer afterwards.

Gay players face prsure om teammat, ownership, ach, and fans over their are some of the men who have e out, fightg those stereotyp, and pavg the way for LGBTQ+ athlet who e after them. Atralian striker Andy Brennan me out as gay 2019, beg the first out gay Atralian male footballer.

He me out 2011, and won the seventh season of Swedish realy show Let's Dance, beg the first out gay person to w. He me out as gay 2022. His early clubs knew he was gay, and he me out durg his reer, beg the first pro footballer to do so.

ZANR MURRAY BE FIRST OPENLY GAY STTISH FOOTBALLER: "I THOUGHT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"

In 2014, he beme Bra's hight-profile out, gay player, and was the first out, gay male player to play at Wembley. He later me out as gay and has sce spoken out about the difficulti queer players face.

He me out as gay 2019. The South Ain footballer beme Ai's first out, gay male footballer when he me out 2015.

GAY FOOTBALLER ZANR MURRAY SAYS HIS 20S FELT LIKE PERSONAL ‘NVERSN THERAPY’

Rogers me out as gay 2013, beg the first out gay man to pete a top North Amerin pro sports league when he played for the LA Galaxy that same year.

Later, he revealed he qu the sport as a rult of homophobia he faced when he me out. FootballOpenly gay footballer Liam Davis believ there is a group of around 20 players who are nsirg g out 27-year-old Cleethorp Town midfielr has spoken about his own experienc as part of UEFA’s Equal Game mpaign, which aims to foster greater cln and diversy the has urged stars the sport not to fear revealg their sexualy - and says a group of players om across Europe g out together uld ease the burn on those volved. ”Davis disagre wh Football Associatn chairman Greg Clarke, who said profsnal players who announce they are gay would be takg a said last year that he would not advise a footballer to e out while still playg bee of the abe they would face om the terrac and social footballer Davis me out to team-mat early his reer and reckons the sport’s attu to homosexualy is creasgly progrsive, although no player the Premier League or Football League is openly gay.

‘BLOWN AWAY BY SUPPORT’ – ZANR MURRAY BE FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER STTISH FOOTBALL SCE JT FASHANU

“My advice to a young gay footballer at any level or any standard is jt to be themselv, ” Davis said. ”Davis do adm opponents have ma rogatory ments about his sexual orientatn, but sisted his team-mat have always fend he thks footballers n thrive beg openly gay, spe isolated cints of abe. ”UEFA print Aleksanr Cefer said: “We do not tolerate any kd of homophobic, racist or sexist behavur, and we will always stand for valu such as diversy, genr equaly and social cln.