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LIST | 5 GAY RUGBY STARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD

There are many great gay profsnal gby players and personali. The players have bee a bean of light bee they overme the stereotyp. * welsh rugby players gay *

Thomas publicly me out 2009 and has sce scribed his experience as a secretly gay player, revealg how the social prsure and stereotyp pose a signifint challenge for many athlet today. 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.

DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI

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.

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.

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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. 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.

10 GAY RUGBY PLAYERS WHO MA THEIR COME OUT

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.

The Mark Kendall Bgham Memorial Tournament, simply known as the Bgham Cup, is a biennial gay gby unn tournament which was held for the first time 2002. The Welshman is also a TV personaly and a voted activist for the LGBT e, wng “Gay Sports Personaly of the De” at the Stonewall awards ceremony London back 2015. Players are urged to don rabow-loured lac to back the mpaign and among those supportg the e are Cardiff Lns and Swansea Vikgs For they are the gay clive gby clubs Wal that have been givg LGBT+ people the opportuny to play the natnal sport.

WHO IS GARETH THOMAS? OPENLY GAY WAL GBY UNN LEGEND AND REALY STAR DIAGNOSED WH HIV

Wh both teams a part of the Inclive Gay Rugby league (IGR), a world-wi league acmodatg gay clive gby, they give players the chance to make nnectns around the globe. Beg amongst others who are jt like you who happen to be gay and enjoy the sport of gby - 's jt brilliant. For Josh, the Lns have enabled him to nnect more wh the wir gay muny.

"It mak me feel part of a muny and ’s a bridge to the wir gay muny, somethg which I’ve never experienced before. Trag weekly Swansea Uplands, the club was found 2015 and beme the 11th gay and clive gby team to emerge the UK.

WAL GBY LEGEND GARETH THOMAS OUT AS GAY

Swansea Vikgs were found 2015, beg Wal' send gay clive gby club. He was also the first profsnal gby unn player to announce that he was gay, when he me out 2009. Thomas married his wife, Jemma, 2002, but they later divorced before he announced that he was gay 2009.

Rugby is one of the most loved sports the world and due to s physily, is regard as a “manly” sport, which mak more difficult for gay players to publicly acknowledge their preference.

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