Rugby League star Keegan Hirst be first Br player to e out as gay - Mirror Onle

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• GAY RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER SAYS HE'S SEEN MUCH 'GAYER' THGS IN SPORTS CHANGG ROOMS
• KEEGAN HIRST STEPS ON TO FIELD AS BRA'S FIRST GBY LEAGUE STAR TO E OUT AS GAY
• GAY GBY LEAGUE STAR SLAMS "HOMOPHOBIA HIDG BEHD RELIGN" AMID PRI SHIRT BOYTT
• IAN ROBERTS SAYS HE RECEIVED HORRIFIC HOMOPHOBIC ABE AS THE FIRST NRL STAR TO E OUT AS GAY
• I WAS A GBY HARDMAN WHO BROKE AN OPPONENT’S JAW – BUT WHEN I ME OUT AS GAY TO MY PARENTS THEY STOPPED TALKG TO ME
• RUGBY LEAGUE STAR KEEGAN HIRST BE FIRST BR PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY
• LIST | 5 GAY RUGBY STARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD
• THE URAGEO JOURNEY OF IAN ROBERTS, GBY LEAGUE'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER
• I'M A CELEBRY AU: BE RYAN SAYS HE'S CERTA THERE ARE GAY PLAYERS THE NRL
• LESTER’S NICK MCCARTHY OUT AS GAY AND THANKS CLUB FOR THEIR SUPPORT

GAY RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER SAYS HE'S SEEN MUCH 'GAYER' THGS IN SPORTS CHANGG ROOMS

A former English gby league star has rpond to the recent LGBTQIA+ jersey saga engulfg the Manly Sea ex-player Keegan Hirst says 's rather ironic that the group are boyttg wearg the pri k bee he's seen 'what go on changg rooms' and 'would be seen as beg MUCH gayer' than simply wearg a rabow jersey for a AlamyThe Manly Sea Eagl have ma headl across the world this week after releasg their 'Everyone League' jersey – unfortunately, though, wasn't for the right was meant to be a posive move to drive clivy soon turned sour when several players threatened to boytt their next game after refg to wear the club’s rabow Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schter, Hmole Olak’atu, Tolut Koula and Toafofoa Sipley have been named as the players qutn and will subsequently miss their next fixture after beg stood down on relig saga hasn't pated anyone volved a particularly pleasant light wh both the players and the club self g unr fire.

A number of big-name figur have had their say on the matter, cludg the NRL's first and only openly-gay player Ian Hirst, who me out as gay 2015 durg his time the UK Super League, has h out at the Sea Eagl players. And a lot of would be seen as beg MUCH ‘gayer’ than a rabow on a jersey.

KEEGAN HIRST STEPS ON TO FIELD AS BRA'S FIRST GBY LEAGUE STAR TO E OUT AS GAY

”Another Twter er then rpond, sayg: "To me there is no such person as a gay person. All people are equal no need for gay pri. Gay people are equently ostracised, ridiculed, beaten and even killed simply for beg gay.

Gay people around the world are still executed, arrted and persecuted for beg gay.

GAY GBY LEAGUE STAR SLAMS "HOMOPHOBIA HIDG BEHD RELIGN" AMID PRI SHIRT BOYTT

What do mean to gay kids who want to play gby?

IAN ROBERTS SAYS HE RECEIVED HORRIFIC HOMOPHOBIC ABE AS THE FIRST NRL STAR TO E OUT AS GAY

“Beg gay isn’t a belief. How uld I be gay? No one is gay Batley, ” the prop cisn to go public prompted a wave of support om teammat and fans, many takg to social media to praise the 6ft 4 Yorkshireman.

I WAS A GBY HARDMAN WHO BROKE AN OPPONENT’S JAW – BUT WHEN I ME OUT AS GAY TO MY PARENTS THEY STOPPED TALKG TO ME

“Rpect to Keegan Hirst for g out as gay. Rpect to @KeeganHirst for g out as gay.

RUGBY LEAGUE STAR KEEGAN HIRST BE FIRST BR PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY

”Nigel Wood, the chief executive of the Rugby Football League, the sport’s erng body, ngratulated Hirst but said he hoped that one day would not be nsired exceptnal for a player to announce they were gay.

LIST | 5 GAY RUGBY STARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD

“I feel ’s hardly an issue worthy of ment bee why shouldn’t a player e out and say that they’re gay?

THE URAGEO JOURNEY OF IAN ROBERTS, GBY LEAGUE'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER

“Particularly wh a sport that is as exprsive and tough as gby league, I thk there is a prupposn that would suppose that people who were gay would not be playg , but that’s jt not right. The Welsh gby unn star Gareth Thomas, now retired, is the hight-profile gby player to have said he was gay while still playg the sport.

I'M A CELEBRY AU: BE RYAN SAYS HE'S CERTA THERE ARE GAY PLAYERS THE NRL

He summoned the urage to tell his wife he was gay a few weeks ago after realisg that she blamed herself for their breakup. Hopefully if there’s other gay players out there – which I’m sure there are – if they have the urage to do then ’s a good thg.

”The Rugby Football League beme the first erng body of a major sport to sign up to Stonewall’s mpaign agast homophobia 2008, when logos proclaimg “Some people are gay.

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

Matthew Hodson, the chief executive of the gay men’s health chary GMFA, scribed Hirst’s announcement as a signifint moment for a sport nsired one of the most macho the world.

“I thk ’s really important that for other people who have e om very tradnal backgrounds, and have that expectatn of ‘this is what a man is’, to fd out that gby players, builrs, other sportspeople are gay.

Keegan Hirst, the first Brish gby league star to e out as gay, has cricised the Manly Sea Eagl players set to s out their match on Thursday prott at a shirt promotg LGBTQ+ equalyThe first Brish gby league star to publicly e out as gay has acced Manly Sea Eagl players of g relign as an exce for their homophobia.