On Sunday (October 9), former Spanish goalkeeper and Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas posted a tweet Spanish sayg that he is gay. However, the tweet was leted around 30 mut later wh the footballer claimg that his acunt was hacked.
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- 'I HOPE YOU RPECT ME: I’M GAY' - THE NTROVERSY BEHD REAL MADRID LEGEND IKER CASILLAS’S TWEET
- IKER CASILLAS TWEETED: "I HOPE YOU RPECT ME, I'M GAY" - VOILA! SPORT
'I HOPE YOU RPECT ME: I’M GAY' - THE NTROVERSY BEHD REAL MADRID LEGEND IKER CASILLAS’S TWEET
* i hope you respect me i'm gay *
On Sunday (October 9), former Spanish goalkeeper and Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas posted a tweet Spanish sayg that he is gay. Carl Puyol's now-leted reply that is beg seen as a homophobic joke (photo-Twter)Sce then, Puyol’s tweet has been cricised for mockg the LGBTQ+ muny, pecially by gay footballers.
”Carl Puyol's apology (photo-Twter)So, is Casillas gay or not? As of now, Casillas has nfirmed that he’s not gay and the msage was jt the rult of a hackg activy that is still beg vtigated. How are gay footballers rpondg?
To see my role mols and legends of the game make fun out of g out and my muny is beyond disrpectful — Josh Cavallo (@JoshuaCavallo) October 9, 2022Another gay footballer, Netherlands' women's natnal team playerm Merel van Dongen, also tweeted: “I hope you rpect me: I'm sick of homophobia. #YouCanCountOnMe”Dutch player Merel van Dongen's rponse to the suatn (photo-Twter)A brief history of “g out’’ and homophobia the sport: In 1990, Jt Fashanu beme the first pro-footballer to e out publicly as gay after an exclive terview wh The Sun.
IKER CASILLAS TWEETED: "I HOPE YOU RPECT ME, I'M GAY" - VOILA! SPORT
A magaze ver featurg Jt Fashanu after g out (photo-Gay Tim magaze)The trends pro-footballers g out of the closet mostly clu players announcg their sexual inty only after retirg, dog so to avoid any homophobia durg their reer. Irish women’s football pta Katie McCabe and Sttish footballer Ruha Ltlejohn announced that they were a relatnship back 2019 wh McCabe scribg women’s football as very acceptg wh regards to gay footballers.
— Constutn Hill SA (@VisConHill) October 8, 2020Much like other sports, gay reprentatn football ntu to be extremely srce. Acrdg to rearch by BBC Sport’s Alex Howell June 2022, was revealed that homophobia acunted for 40% of abe among male footballers and 27% among female players. Official profile of Roja Directa, the anisatn found by J Tolero (photo-Twter)As for Casillas’s own untry, Spanish referee Jús Tolero me out as gay this March only to receive homophobic attacks and vlent threats followg which he received police protectn.