LGBT+ History Month: Campbell Johnstone on beg the first gay All Black - BBC Sport

Contents:

• FIRST ALL BLACK NEW ZEALAND PLAYER OUT AS OPENLY GAY
• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PUBLICLY REVEALS SEXUALY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PUBLICLY REVEALS SEXUALY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• NEW ZEALAND: FORMER PROP CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH: CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE ON BEG THE FIRST GAY ALL BLACK
• RUGBY STARS REACT AS CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• RUGBY STARS SHOW SUPPORT FOR FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• ‘IT N ACTUALLY HELP OTHER PEOPLE’: CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE OUT AS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• FIRST ALL BLACK PLAYER TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY TELLS HIS STORY
• FORMER NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY
• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PUBLICLY REVEALS SEXUALY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• NEW ZEALAND GBY LEGEND CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACKS PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY
• CAMPBELL JOHNSON, FORMER ALL BLACKS PRO-RUGBY PLAYER, COM OUT AS GAY
• NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE: "IN MY HEAD BEG GAY WAS NOT A PART OF THAT IMAGE"
• NEW ZEALAND GBY LEGEND CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE OUT AS FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK AFTER 'LIVG A LIE'
• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE OUT AS GAY, FORMER ALL BLACKS GBY PLAYER HAS GLOBAL REACH
• BLACK FERNS STAR RUBY TUI SHAR MSAGE OF SUPPORT FOR CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PUBLICLY REVEALS SEXUALY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PUBLICLY REVEALS SEXUALY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• NEW ZEALAND: FORMER PROP CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK

FIRST ALL BLACK NEW ZEALAND PLAYER OUT AS OPENLY GAY

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. “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”. RtersJan 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.

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

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".

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. Ex-New Zealand prop Campbell Johnstone has been hailed as a ‘trailblazer’ after beg the first All Black to e out as gay.

The 43-year-old is hopg that g out publicly n help other gby players and remove the stigma of beg gay. “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, ” he told Seven Sharp.

The former prop follows high profile nam such as Nigel Owens and Gareth Thomas g out, while Lester scm-half Nick McCarthy revealed last year that he is gay.

NEW ZEALAND: FORMER PROP CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK

READ MORE: Lester scm-half Nick McCarthy out as gay after fantastic support om his team and fay. "There's always been this prsure about 'who is the gay All Black?

Bee Johnstone, 43, was that gay All Black and January he ma headl around the world by speakg publicly about his sexualy for the first time. Listen - LGBT Sport Podst: The one wh Campbell JohnstoneEx-All Black hop g out will 'take away the stigma' of beg gayBorn to a sports-mad fay, Johnstone was troduced to gby by his two olr brothers - who didn't exactly hold back when me to the physily of the game. He'd realised he might be gay as a teenager and feared uld be the end of his gby dreams.

LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH: CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE ON BEG THE FIRST GAY ALL BLACK

"It was more like, I'm gay and I'm gog to have to e out. "I know iends were gettg lls [about gay players] om reporters and they'd jt be like: 'Well, there might be, but I don't know. Photo / GettyCurrent All Blacks have praised former prop Campbell Johnstone after he has bee the first All Black to publicly e out as gay.

RUGBY STARS REACT AS CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK

“If I n be the first All Black that out as gay and take away the prsure and the stigma surroundg the whole issue then n actually help other people. "I'm also hopg to help open the door for anyone stgglg this space" ❤️Former All Blacks prop Campbell Johnstone has e out as the first openly gay male New Zealand gby player — World Rugby (@WorldRugby) January 30, 2023. Sport Mister and openly gay MP Grant Robertson shared his support for Johnstone on Instagram, llg “a big moment”.

”In 2019, All Black halfback TJ Perenara spoke out about his support for the Rabow muny and the age-old qutn - are Kiwis ready for a gay All Black?

RUGBY STARS SHOW SUPPORT FOR FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK

”Perenara said he uldn’t speak on behalf of the All Blacks on whether fans would be ready for an openly gay All Black, but he hoped Kiwis were. Current All Blacks have praised former prop Campbell Johnstone after he has bee the first All Black to publicly e out as gay. In 2019, All Black halfback TJ Perenara spoke out about his support for the Rabow muny and the age-old qutn - are Kiwis ready for a gay All Black?

Perenara said he uldn’t speak on behalf of the All Blacks on whether fans would be ready for an openly gay All Black, but he hoped Kiwis were. ‘It n actually help other people’: Campbell Johnstone out as the first openly gay All BlackJanuary 30, 2023 — 6. 43pmCampbell Johnstone has outed himself as the first openly gay player to have reprented New Zealand’s most fluential sportg brand, the All No.

“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, ” Johnstone told Seven Sharp. ”Johnstone hoped an openly gay All Black uld be one of the fal piec the puzzle of New Zealand sport to show that there is acceptance and normalise sexualy for any young athlet makg their way their chosen out publicly as the first All Black to do so will throw Johnstone’s name to the spotlight and reluctantly, he believ he’s ready for that knowg will help, what was Johnstone’s advice for a young athlete who may be stgglg wh the ia of revealg their sexualy?

‘IT N ACTUALLY HELP OTHER PEOPLE’: CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE OUT AS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK

Today is a signifint day, bee for the first time an All Black is puttg on the rerd publicly that he’s gay. The prop played three All Black Tt match 2005 and ma 72 appearanc for Canterbury and 38 for the told his fay and close iends he was gay but tonight he’s openg up publicly the hope will help other players. 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.

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.

FIRST ALL BLACK PLAYER TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY TELLS HIS STORY

New Zealand gby star Campbell Johnstone ma history after g out as the first gay All Blacks player. New Zealand gby star Campbell Johnstone has ma history after g out as the first gay All Blacks player.

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.

“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. 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE PUBLICLY REVEALS SEXUALY, BE 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. ” - 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.

Former New Zealand prop Campbell Johnstone has bee the first All Black to e out as gay, sayg 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, " Mr Johnstone said. Read more:'A huge relief': 17-year-old is only openly gay male profsnal footballer BraSeven gby players whdraw om match prott over LGBT rabow shirtMr Johnstone ma his but agast Fiji and played two tts agast the Brish and Irish Lns.

NEW ZEALAND GBY LEGEND CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACKS PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY

New Zealand sports mister and former puty prime mister Grant Robertson, who is gay, thanked Mr Johnstone for "blazg this trail" and said his announcement was "a big moment". Campbell Johnstone, a former gby player New Zealand who played for the natnal All Blacks team, has e out publicly as gay.

CAMPBELL JOHNSON, FORMER ALL BLACKS PRO-RUGBY PLAYER, COM OUT 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. Men’s gby has seen var stars e out publicly as gay over the years.

Campbell Johnstone, who played three tts for 2005, has bee the first openly gay All Black. Photo / Getty ImagCampbell Johnstone has bee the first All Black to publicly e out as gay.

”In 2019, All Black halfback TJ Perenara spoke out about his support for the Rabow muny and the age-old qutn — are Kiwis ready for a gay All Black? Photo by Ross Land/Getty ImagRtersJan 30, 2023, 05:53 PMFormer 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.

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

NEW ZEALAND GBY LEGEND CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE OUT AS FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK AFTER 'LIVG A LIE'

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

BLACK FERNS STAR RUBY TUI SHAR MSAGE OF SUPPORT FOR CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK

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

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

NEW ZEALAND: FORMER PROP CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK