Ex-Wal gby pta Gareth Thomas talks on a US chat show about the stggle he faced before publicly clarg he was gay.
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- WHO IS GARETH THOMAS? OPENLY GAY WAL GBY UNN LEGEND AND REALY STAR DIAGNOSED WH HIV
- WAL GBY LEGEND GARETH THOMAS OUT AS GAY
- MEET GARETH THOMAS, FIRST GBY PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY
- RUGBY STAR GARETH THOMAS: I'M GAY
- GAY GBY PLAYER GARETH THOMAS 'PRAYED TO BE STRAIGHT'
- THOMAS RELIEF AFTER ADMTG HE IS GAY
WHO IS GARETH THOMAS? OPENLY GAY WAL GBY UNN LEGEND AND REALY STAR DIAGNOSED WH HIV
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He me out as gay 2009, makg him the first openly gay profsnal gby unn player - and will be a star on ITV's new show The Real Full Monty on Ice. 2 The former Welsh ternatnal me out as gay after his marriage broke up and said he hoped would enurage other young gay gby playersCred: Getty Imag. When did Gareth Thomas e out as gay?
In December 2009, Thomas announced publicly that he is gay. He said he did not want to be known as a "gay gby player" but simply as a "gby player". Then, December 2009, he publicly announced he was gay, the first profsnal gby unn player to do so.
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WAL GBY LEGEND GARETH THOMAS OUT AS GAY
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“When I me out as gay I watched everyone e out wh me. I went om Gareth Thomas the gby player to Gareth Thomas the gay gby player.
Dad went om Barry Thomas, father of the pta of Wal, to father of the gay boy.
I was near enough forced to e out as gay.
MEET GARETH THOMAS, FIRST GBY PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY
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RUGBY STAR GARETH THOMAS: I'M GAY
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Thomas said his terview wh the Daily Mail that he don’t want the world to know him as a gay gby player. “I don’t want to be known as a gay gby player. HIV stands for Human Immunoficiency Vis - the immunoficiency is the weakeng of the immune system by the visIf untreated n lead to late-stage HIV or Aids, the name for a llectn of illns ed by the visMeditn helpg those wh HIV to live long, healthy liv has been available for sMorn meditn rc the viral load to untectable levels, meang someone n't pass on HIV and their health is protectedThere were more than 106, 000 people livg wh HIV the UK 2020Mr Thomas won 100 ps for Wal and three for the Lns durg his playg days which saw him play for Bridgend, Cardiff, Touloe and Cardiff end his reer wh Welsh gby league si Csars before retirg years earlier, he beme the first openly gay profsnal gby unn player when he me 2019, he revealed on Twter that he had HIV, sayg he wanted to end the stigma around on this story.
GAY GBY PLAYER GARETH THOMAS 'PRAYED TO BE STRAIGHT'
Welsh gby legend Gareth Thomas ma history as one of the first profsnal gby players to e out as gay. Contact a bookg agent. * gareth gay rugby *
STORY HIGHLIGHTSFormer ternatnal gby star Gareth Thomas of Wal reveals that he is gayThe 35-year-old is the sport's first high-profile name to acknowledge beg homosexualHe married his childhood sweetheart 2002 but they are separated and gettg divorcedThomas retired om ternatnals 2007 as Wal' most-pped player (CNN) -- A former ternatnal gby star has shocked the sports world by revealg that he is gay. He is the first openly gay top-level gby player, although top referee Nigel Owens me out 2007. While homosexualy a macho such as gby is rarely acknowledged, top-level tennis players such as Billie Jean Kg, Marta Navratilova and Amelie Mrmo have discsed beg lbian.
I knew I would never be accepted as a gay man and still achieve what I wanted to achieve the game--Gareth Thomas.
THOMAS RELIEF AFTER ADMTG HE IS GAY
Former Wal gby pta Gareth Thomas has spoken of his relief at fally makg public the fact he is gay -- and now wants to bee a role mol for gay people sport. * gareth gay rugby *
" He said he knew he had was gay om as young as 16 or 17, but hid as he sought to tablish his gby reer, later gog on to pta the Brish and Irish Lns and beg one of the top backs ternatnal gby. "I uld never accept bee I knew I would never be accepted as a gay man and still achieve what I wanted to achieve the game, " he said.
" The player fally revealed he was gay to Wal ach Stt Johnson after a match November 2006, and the Atralian then rmed his teammat Stephen Jon and Martyn Williams. Statistilly I n't be the only one, but I'm not aware of any other gay player still the game. ' "I don't want to be known as a gay gby player.