Robbie Rogers, an openly gay profsnal soccer player, jos the LA Galaxy. Photo by Wilson Wong.
Contents:
- ROBBIE ROGERS, FIRST OPENLY GAY MLS PLAYER, JOS LA GALAXY
- GAY SOCCER STAR ROBBIE ROGERS: LIVG CLOSET 'CREAT THIS MONSTER SI YOU'
- 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
- GAY SOCCER PLAYER ROBBIE ROGERS JOS LA GALAXY
ROBBIE ROGERS, FIRST OPENLY GAY MLS PLAYER, JOS LA GALAXY
LA Galaxy soccer star Robbie Rogers changed the face of sports 2013 when he beme the first openly gay athlete the five major North Amerin sports leagu. In his new book, "Comg Out to Play," he scrib the pa of livg the closet — and an terview airg on TODAY Tuday, he told special rrponnt Maria Shriver what he thks needs to change sports so that every ath * gay soccer player on la galaxy *
(KTLA) — Robbie Rogers, Major League Soccer’s first openly gay player, was expected to take part his first game wh the Los Angel Galaxy on Sunday night. In Febary, Rogers revealed he was gay a blog post, and simultaneoly qu soccer. “I kept my secret bee I thought I uldn’t be both a soccer player and a gay athlete, ” Rogers said.
GAY SOCCER STAR ROBBIE ROGERS: LIVG CLOSET 'CREAT THIS MONSTER SI YOU'
In 1990, Jt Fashanu beme the first football player to publicly e out as gay. Sce then, only seventeen players have done the same. * gay soccer player on la galaxy *
LA Galaxy soccer star Robbie Rogers changed the face of sports 2013 when he beme the first openly gay athlete the five major North Amerin sports leagu. In his new book, "Comg Out to Play, " he scrib the pa of livg the closet — and an terview airg on TODAY Tuday, he told special rrponnt Maria Shriver what he thks needs to change sports so that every athlete, gay or straight, feels part of the ' good looks and quick feet ma him a fan favore, but the culture of sports left him feelg isolated and ashamed as he secretly stggled wh beg gay.
He qu soccer and gave his support to groups like the Gay, Lbian & Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN).
Speakg to young gay men and women, "I realized jt by playg aga on a soccer field, there's a symbol right there that n enurage and give people hope, " he told 2013, Rogers signed wh the LA Galaxy, beg the first openly gay male athlete major league sports.
8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
Robbie Rogers is jog the Los Angel Galaxy of Major League Soccer another step by openly gay athlet profsnal sports. * gay soccer player on la galaxy *
"He's a soccer player first and foremost, who happens to be gay, " agreed Galaxy goalie Brian jt signed a new ntract wh the Galaxy, who are now petg the MLS playoffs. He said that when he me out as gay, he expected to be ntacted by other athlet still the closet.
"I would tell ach, 'You probably have a gay player, '" he replied. "For more support and rourc for LGBT youth and their fai, go to:PFLAGGLSEN (Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network)It Gets Better Project#ProudToPlay. Football, like any other game, also has many gay players.
GAY SOCCER PLAYER ROBBIE ROGERS JOS LA GALAXY
But tak guts to e out and reveal one’s genr as gay, which is ually an act of urage a world that is not ndned to accept every genr. This listicle will mentn eight male football players who dared to e out as gay. Seventeen male footballers have urageoly revealed their sexualy as gay public so far.