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WHY THERE ARE STILL NO OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLERS THE PREMIER LEAGUE
Other ments aimed at clubs supportg the mpaign read, “Crystal PalGay, ” “SouthGay FC, ” and “Why are they [Premier League clubs] forcg to be homosexuals?? Whereas a number of sports and untri, gay athlet have been happy to be open about their sexualy, that hasn’t been the se English football. At the time of wrg, the Premier League there’s not a sgle gay player, who has ma his sexual orientatn public.
“In male sport there is a real absence of openly gay or bi men – we have to create a better environment that is tly LGBT clive at all levels, ” he told CNN Sport. This month the Premier League and Stonewall, have llaborated on the ‘Rabow Lac’ project — to try and stomp out homophobia the game. While the ‘Rabow Lac’ mpaign was gog on there were two cints of homophobia at Premier League grounds December.
Everton is currently vtigatg claims of alleged homophobic chantg s home w agast Chelsea, while Brighton threw out two visg Wolv fans for homophobic abe. Pl Cal, Brighton and Hove Albn’s Head of Media and Communitns, nmned any form of homophobic abe and lled “ridiculo” that someone should be ostracized om the game simply bee of their sexualy. Historilly, homophobic chants were very mon a Brighton’s away gam, acrdg to Cal.