Campbell Johnstone be 1st All Black to e out as gay

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• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PUBLICLY REVEALS SEXUALY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• FORMER NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY
• FIRST ALL BLACK NEW ZEALAND PLAYER OUT AS OPENLY GAY
• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PUBLICLY REVEALS SEXUALY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• CAMPBELL JOHNSON, FORMER ALL BLACKS PRO-RUGBY PLAYER, COM OUT AS GAY
• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE OUT AS GAY, FORMER ALL BLACKS GBY PLAYER HAS GLOBAL REACH
• NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE: "IN MY HEAD BEG GAY WAS NOT A PART OF THAT IMAGE"
• FORMER ALL BLACK CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PRAISED AFTER PUBLICLY G OUT AS GAY
• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE 1ST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY

CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PUBLICLY REVEALS SEXUALY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK

Campbell Johnstone publicly reveals sexualy, be first openly gay All BlackProbabl ont row Campbell Johnstone (left), Derren Wbe and Clarke Dermody pack down durg the All Black trial won 37-32 by the Possibl at McLean Park, Napier New Zealand, Friday Jun. Photo by Ross Land/Getty ImagRtersJan 30, 2023, 01:53 AM ETFormer New Zealand prop Campbell Johnstone has bee the first All Black to e out as gay, sayg on a televisn programme on Monday he had been "livg a lie" and leadg "a double life" before acknowledgg his sexualy.

"If I n be the first All Black that out as gay and take away the prsure and stigma surroundg the issue n actually help other people, " Johnstone said. We want to be clear, no matter who you love, gby has your back, " Robson Zealand Sports Mister and former puty Prime Mister Grant Robertson, who is gay, thanked Johnstone for "blazg this trail" and said his announcement was "a big moment".

Former New Zealand gby player Campbell Johnstone beme the first All Black to e out publicly as gay, an terview wh TVNZ’s Seven Sharp on Monday. “If I n be the first All Black that out as gay and take away the prsure and stigma surroundg the issue n actually help other people, ” Johnstone said. Sign up to our ee sport newsletter for all the latt news on everythg om cyclg to boxgSign up to our ee sport email for all the latt newsFormer New Zealand prop Campbell Johnstone has bee the first All Black to e out as gay, sayg on a televisn programme he had been “livg a lie” and leadg “a double life” before acknowledgg his sexualy.

FORMER NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY

We want to be clear, no matter who you love, gby has your back, ” Robson Zealand Sports Mister and former puty Prime Mister Grant Robertson, who is gay, thanked Johnstone for “blazg this trail” and said his announcement was “a big moment”. Photo by Ross Land/Getty ImagRtersJan 30, 2023, 06:53 AMFormer New Zealand prop Campbell Johnstone has bee the first All Black to e out as gay, sayg on a televisn programme on Monday he had been "livg a lie" and leadg "a double life" before acknowledgg his sexualy. Last month, Johnstone beme the first All Black to e out publicly as gay, around a after llg time on his gby reer.

New Zealand gby stars Ruby Tui and Aaron Smh, among others, praised Johnstone for his bravery on social media, while sports mister Grant Robertson, who is openly gay, thanked him for “blazg this trail” and spirg “future generatns to be open, happy and fortable. There are only a handful of openly gay men the profsnal gby muny.

Former referee Nigel Owens me out 2007, and two years later, former Wal ternatnal Gareth Thomas beme the first openly gay top-level male gby player. Both Owens and Thomas have spoken about experiencg suicidal thoughts as they stggled to e to terms wh their sexualy, while former Atralia ternatnal Dan Palmer, who me out as gay 2020, said he “routely numbed” himself wh a “heavy cktail of opids” durg his playg reer.

FIRST ALL BLACK NEW ZEALAND PLAYER OUT AS OPENLY GAY

A former member of the famed New Zealand natnal gby team has e out as gay. He told prenter Hilary Barry he was g out now to help other gay athlet stgglg the closet.

CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PUBLICLY REVEALS SEXUALY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK

“If I n be the first All Black that out as gay and take away the prsure and stigma surroundg the issue n actually help other people, ” the 43-year-old said on Monday. Campbell Johnstone, a former gby player New Zealand who played for the natnal All Blacks team, has e out publicly as gay. “If I n be the first All Black that out as gay and take away the prsure and the stigma surroundg that whole issue, then n actually help other people, ” he said on the Seven Sharp TV program earlier today.

CAMPBELL JOHNSON, FORMER ALL BLACKS PRO-RUGBY PLAYER, COM OUT AS GAY

Men’s gby has seen var stars e out publicly as gay over the years. In an exclive terview wh, the first openly-gay All Black gby player reveals why he hid his sexualy, the ntradictns of livg a double life, and how young athlet n break down the stereotyp.

CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE OUT AS GAY, FORMER ALL BLACKS GBY PLAYER HAS GLOBAL REACH

Even after the man-mounta prop had played three tim for his natnal team, the mighty All Blacks, and bee a mastay of the untry’s top domtic men's si the Canterbury Csars, he wasn’t fortable g out as gay due to stereotypil attus of what a gby player should be.

“There was this imprsn, which is not right, but was my head that beg gay was was not a part of that image. Then, January 2023, the 43-year-old cid to e out on a New Zealand TV show, makg him the first openly gay All Black.

One of the key reasons behd Jonstone’s revelatn was to te the public as to how nfg was to be a gay ele athlete.

NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE: "IN MY HEAD BEG GAY WAS NOT A PART OF THAT IMAGE"

” - Campbell Johnstone to month after Johnstone’s televisn terview, Czech footballer Jakub Jankto beme the hight-profile current male footballer to announce he is gay.

The former New Zealand gby player Campbell Johnstone has bee the first All Black to e out as gay, sayg he hoped to “take away the prsure and the stigma” of dog so publicly. Johnstone, 43, said Seven Sharp TV terview that he had told iends and fay “a long time ago” that he was gay.

FORMER ALL BLACK CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PRAISED AFTER PUBLICLY G OUT AS GAY

”New Zealand’s sports mister, Grant Robertson, who is also gay, said Johnstone had blazed a trail for the natnal team – which is domant on the world stage, venerated at home and has bee a multi-billn dollar global brand. The Black Ferns – the natnal women’s team – has multiple openly gay current and past players, cludg Louisa Wall, a former member of parliament who was part of the wng si at the 1995 Women’s Rugby World has been much rarer for men the sport’s top echelons to e out publicly.

CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE 1ST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY

In 2009, the former Wal pta Gareth Thomas beme the first openly gay profsnal gby unn player the world. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Campbell Johnstone, a prop who played three tts cludg two agast the Brish and Irish Lns 2005, has bee the first All Blacks gby player to e out as gay.

”New Zealand Rugby quickly supported Johnstone’s cisn to e out as gay, praisg him for “havg the urage to share his story and helpg create a more clive game. We want to be clear, no matter who you love gby has your back, " he said a Zealand Sports Mister and former puty Prime Mister Grant Robertson, who is gay, said Johnstone’s announcement was a “big moment” and thanked him for “blazg this trail.