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Contents:

• JOZI CATS: AI’S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM TACKL HOMOPHOBIA
• AI’S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM: JOZI CATS
• DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI
• LIST | 5 GAY RUGBY STARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD
• GAY RUGBY BRIDG DIVI SOUTH AI
• JOZI CATS: SOUTH AI'S FIRST GAY AND CLIVE GBY CLUB
• MEET AI'S FIRST GAY CLIVE GBY CLUB
• AI'S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM LNCH PROVOTIVE RECMENT MPAIGN
• GAY SA GBY TEAM HEADG TO HEARTLANDS
• BOLD AD MPAIGN FOR SOUTH AIN GBY CLUB GRABS ATTENTN, TACKL GAY STEREOTYP
• AI’S 1ST GAY GBY CLUB: THE JOZI CATS

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 TEAM: JOZI CATS

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.

LIST | 5 GAY RUGBY STARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD

“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? “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.

GAY RUGBY BRIDG DIVI SOUTH AI

“It’s started a nversatn about homophobia sport, more specifilly homophobia gby, ” says Kuni, who portrayed “Pillow Ber” the photo shoot. 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.

JOZI CATS: SOUTH AI'S FIRST GAY AND CLIVE GBY CLUB

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.

“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.

MEET AI'S FIRST GAY CLIVE GBY CLUB

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. South Ai's Jozi Cats, the first gay gby team Ai, is g a provotive advertisg mpaign to rec members to s club.

AI'S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM LNCH PROVOTIVE RECMENT MPAIGN

"Lots of ternatnal guys (om other gay clubs) feared hearg formg bee South Ai is one of the superpowers of the gby world. The team hop to eventually be able to pete ternatnal tournaments such as the Gay Gam, Out Gam and Bgham Cup. "It's started a nversatn about homophobia sport, more specifilly homophobia gby.

GAY SA GBY TEAM HEADG TO HEARTLANDS

"We're nng a mpaign to make awarens of people who are homosexual our society to have urage to actually step out, " says Chris Herbst -- "Flamer" the photo shoot. In light of recent ntroversy regardg homophobic slurs by Israel Fol, we thought we would she a light on 10 fluential gay gby personali. 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.

BOLD AD MPAIGN FOR SOUTH AIN GBY CLUB GRABS ATTENTN, TACKL GAY STEREOTYP

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. This is one of the ma reasons why reprentativ of World Rugby met wh the lears of Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR) to help eradite homophobia and tolerance om the game.

Notable homosexual gby players and personali.

Here’s a list of ten notable gay gby players and how they are shapg the game today. The very first high-profile gby player to ever e out to the public as gay is former Atralian ternatnal Ian Roberts. Even though Ian Roberts may have been the first high-profile player to openly adm beg gay, Keegan Hirst was the first to ever do while still active.

AI’S 1ST GAY GBY CLUB: THE JOZI CATS

Currently a Wakefield Try prop, Hirst has bee one of the most notable gay athlet, earng himself a startg role after signg a ntract wh the League si 2016. Sam Stanley beme the first openly gay Rugby Unn and Sevens player the UK. Although he never played gby at a profsnal level, Mark Bgham has bee an inic figure for gay gby players and sportspeople around the world.

Known for his heroics durg the September 11 attacks, Bgham was a robt send-row man who played for the gay-clive San Francis Fog RFC.