U.S. pro gby player Dev Ibañez out as gay - Outsports

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• JOZI CATS: AI’S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM TACKL HOMOPHOBIA
• DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI
• U.S. PRO GBY PLAYER DEV IBAñEZ OUT AS GAY
• LESTER’S NICK MCCARTHY OUT AS GAY AND THANKS CLUB FOR THEIR SUPPORT
• LESTER’S NICK MCCARTHY OUT AS GAY AND THANKS CLUB FOR THEIR SUPPORT
• SAM STANLEY IS FIRST ENGLISH GBY PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY
• FORMER WALLABY DAN PALMER 'HUMBLED' BY SUPPORT AFTER G OUT AS GAY

JOZI CATS: AI’S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM TACKL HOMOPHOBIA

Gay gby team lnched South Ai.

In the macho world of sports, ’s not easy to be openly gay – and sults like the make difficult to e out the locker room. But one fledglg gby team is g such stereotyp to not only create awarens of homophobia, but to promote self as a safe haven for those who don’t feel fortable wh the game’s culture. Formed this year, Johannburg-based Jozi Cats is Ai’s first gay gby team – and s provotive marketg mpaign has had a greater impact than s members ever dreamed possible.

Ai's first gay gby club shatters stereotyp. Homosexualy is outlawed many Ain untri, but that is not the se South Ai.

DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI

However, an Amnty Internatnal report poted to at least seven murrs what appeared to be homophobic attacks between June and November 2012.

“We said let’s do somethg that tak gay stereotyp and turns them on their heads, and ask the qutn, like ‘Are you or aren’t you?

U.S. PRO GBY PLAYER DEV IBAñEZ OUT AS GAY

“We had to e words – tradnal gay slurs – which didn’t need translatn to the broar straight muny, which people would get whout too much explanatn.

So that’s why we went to our six gay stereotyp. “It’s started a nversatn about homophobia sport, more specifilly homophobia gby, ” says Kuni, who portrayed “Pillow Ber” the photo shoot.

LESTER’S NICK MCCARTHY OUT AS GAY AND THANKS CLUB FOR THEIR SUPPORT

There’s also que a big gay gby scene globally that we want to put teams together for, bee South Ai is not reprented there at all. So we looked at them, and he said ‘But they don’t even look gay.

“It’s great to have started the nversatn – and that nversatn is, ‘Why do we even need to have a gay gby team? Verrijdt is wary of nmng gby as a homophobic sport, and says tn n create wir awarens. “A lot of homophobic slurs have a certa jocular humor to , so I often thk ’s unnsc and ’s not even meant the way out, ” he says.

LESTER’S NICK MCCARTHY OUT AS GAY AND THANKS CLUB FOR THEIR SUPPORT

“But n be hurtful, absolutely, and that’s why we e the payoff le, ‘Rugby, that’s so gay, ’ bee I’ve been out wh straight iends – as iendly and clive as they are – and even wh them slips out, and you have to tch yourself.

Read: Gay gby ref ‘nsired chemil stratn’. Kuni hop the club – which maly plays touch gby for now – will one day take part ternatnal events such as the Gay Gam, Out Gam and Bgham Cup.

Read: World’s first gay gby club turns 20.

SAM STANLEY IS FIRST ENGLISH GBY PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY

In light of recent ntroversy regardg homophobic slurs by Israel Fol, we thought we would she a light on 10 fluential gay gby personali.

FORMER WALLABY DAN PALMER 'HUMBLED' BY SUPPORT AFTER G OUT AS GAY

The players have bee a bean of light bee they overme stereotyp and other challeng faced by homosexual athlet way too often. In this article, we’ll name ten of the most notable gay gby personali, analyze their acplishments, discs how they are shapg the game today, and asss their impact on the overall perceptn of homosexual profsnal athlet around the world.

That beg said, due to s physily, gby is regard as a “manly” sport, which mak more difficult for gay players to publicly acknowledge their preference.

At the same time, there are many misnceptns about this betiful sport, which has led to the margalizatn and targetg of gay players. Some high-profile stars like Israel Fol have recently ma headl due to potentially homophobic posts on social media.