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The former Wal gby pta has e out as gay

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WAL GBY LEGEND GARETH THOMAS OUT AS GAY

Ex-Wal pta Gareth Thomas was close to suici after his wife left him followg his cisn to reveal he was gay. * wales captain gay *

Thomas announced he was gay 2009Gareth Thomas donned his bt grey Welsh Rugby Unn su and his ft patent sho before headg for his swimmg pool the hope of beg a "betiful rpse" pta of Wal both s of gby had wrtled wh his sexualy for his whole reer; now he had reached the end of the wife Jemma, a childhood sweetheart, had left Thomas three months after he told her he was gay. "Thomas was voted top of the 2010 Pk List, which intifi the 101 most fluential gay people BraIt is now five years sce the 36-year-old, who retired 2011, beme the hight-profile sportsman the UK to reveal he was gay.

EX-LN GARETH THOMAS REVEALS HE IS GAY

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"I'm not sure if was bee I was gay that I felt such prsn, was jt that I was lyg to everyone. "Thomas also admted his first gay enunter as an 18-year-old workg as a postman left him feelg "disgted" and how he ed away gam and fake stag weekends to pick up men London's gay 100th and fal match for Wal was the feat to Fiji the 2007 World CupHidg behd 'Alfie'Thomas was known gby unn by his nickname 'Alfie', but to him was an opportuny to hi behd an image he uld said: "Alfie was an archetypal gby player.

"Thomas, pictured here wh Prime Mister David Cameron, is an ambassador for the fight agast homophobia and transphobia sport'Comg out' to his Wal team-matThomas says he was at his lowt ebb after leadg Wal to a 29-29 draw wh Atralia at the Millennium Stadium 2006, wh the anxiety over his sexualy havg ed him to lose 14 pounds the game Atralia assistant ach Stt Johnson walked to the drsg room to shake his hand and, holdg back the tears, Thomas told the former Wal and Ospreys ach that his wife had left him. The former Wal and Brish Lns pta Gareth Thomas has surprised the world of gby by g out as gay. I feel I have achieved everythg I uld ever possibly have hoped to achieve out of gby and I did beg gay.

FORMER WAL PTA THOMAS REVEALS HE IS GAY

Former Wal and Lns pta Gareth Thomas breaks one of the major taboos surroundg sport by announcg he is gay. * wales captain gay *

I want to send a posive msage to other gay people that they n do , too. ESPNNov 18, 2018, 10:28 AM ETFormer Wal gby pta Gareth Thomas has scribed how he was the victim of a hate crime bee of his a vio posted on social media, Thomas, appearg wh bisg around his left eye and head, scribed how he was asslted Cardiff on Saturday, who revealed he was gay 2009, thanked police for their help durg the cint and for allowg him to llaborate a procs of rtorative jtice, a form of mediatn between a victim and an offenr aimed at producg a posive former centre, who ptaed both Wal and the Brish & Irish Lns, beme the first openly gay profsnal gby player when he spoke out about his won 100 ps for Wal a 16-year reer that end wh Cardiff Blu the vio posted on Twter, Thomas, 44, said he wanted there to be a 'posive' oute and thanked the people of Cardiff for their — Gareth Thomas (@gareththomas14) November 18, 2018. "Jt bee you are gay, don't mean you fancy every man who walks the pla, " Thomas told the Daily Mail.

GAY GBY PLAYER GARETH THOMAS 'PRAYED TO BE STRAIGHT'

Former Wal pta Gareth Thomas has revealed he is gay. * wales captain gay *

"I don't want to be known as a gay gby player. " Cardiff Blu utily back Thomas said he had been through "all sorts of emotns" over the issue, sce first knowg he was gay his late teens. He revealed that he was "anx about people's reactns" to him beg gay and that he felt he uld not have e out earlier his gby reer.

ENGLISH SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS SAYS HE IS GAY

Ex-Wal gby pta Gareth Thomas talks on a US chat show about the stggle he faced before publicly clarg he was gay. * wales captain gay *

He feels attus have changed and the time is right for sport to start acceptg openly gay people the same way other profsns have recent years.

"I jt happen to be gay, " he add. "Statistilly I n't be the only one, but I'm not aware of any other gay player still the game. "Jemma and I were spltg up, and I was sred of the future and beg sgle aga as a gay man.

"I thk people will rpect him as a person and as a player - he's a person jt like anybody else, who jt happens to be one of the great players Wal have had over the years and who jt happens to be gay. LONDON (Rters) - Former Wal pta Gareth Thomas has revealed he is gay.

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

English soccer player Jake Daniels said he is gay on Monday a trailblazg moment for the European men’s game. * wales captain gay *

“I don’t want to be known as a gay gby player.

WELSH GBY STAR REVEALS HE IS GAY

Former Wal pta Gareth Thomas has revealed he is gay. Thomas is Wal's most pped player wh 100 ternatnal appearanc and has sred 41 tt tri, nth on the all-time list. * wales captain gay *

Jt bee you are gay, don’t mean you fancy every man who walks the pla. “Statistilly, I n’t be the only one but I’m not aware of any other gay player still the game.

Image ptn, Gareth Thomas has always said he is a "gby player who happens to be gay"Ex-Wal gby pta Gareth Thomas has been speakg on a popular Amerin chat show about the stggle he faced before publicly clarg that he was Csars star told host Ellen DeGener this week that before his marriage he ed to vis church and "pray to be straight" ma the public admissn about his sexualy follows Mickey Rourke sayg he hop to play Thomas a Hollywood actor was speakg on a Christmas edn of the Channel 4 talk show Alan Carr: Chatty Man and hted should the film be ma, he would even learn Welsh for the, who is nicknamed Alfie, and grew up Sarn, near Bridgend, appeared on the DeGener show ont of a TV dience of lns to talk ankly about his g out ptn, Gareth and Jemma Thomas were iends as teenagers before marryg Augt 2001He related how the first person he told was his wife, Jemma, who he divorced earlier this year, before broachg the subject wh his he also spoke of his stggle to nceal his secret om his Welsh said: "I beme the master of playg the straight bat- I would go to bars wh the boys, I would always be the one to start a fight, to be outrageo and drk the most. "The player admted that other gay sportspeople had nfid him sce his public ptn, Mickey Rourke wants to play Thomas a bpic of the gby player's lifeHe said: "I don't try and ax people to e out bee needs to be right for them as an dividual but when I speak to some people I realise that the power and fluence that famo sportspeople have is amazg and to show such a posive msage n change the world.

"After the show DeGener, who is herself openly gay, posted a msage on Twter sayg: "Gareth Thomas is the first openly gay male athlete on any pro team.

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"Thomas has always said he don't want to be known as a gay gby player and is a gby player who "jt happens to be gay" view was echoed by Rourke when he spoke to Alan add: "To be a man who plays gby who is gay and to live wh that secret for the amount of years that Gareth had, to perform at the high level that he performed at, tak a lot of urage. LONDON — English soccer player Jake Daniels said he is gay on Monday a trailblazg moment for the European men’s 17-year-old forward ma the announcement at the end of his first season as a profsnal player wh send divisn club Blackpool.

I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be myself. ”While women’s soccer featur many proment LGBTQ players, the men’s profsnal game lacks players who are publicly gay.

Daniels said he was spired by Josh Cavallo of Atralian team Alai Uned, who is the only openly gay man currently playg a top divisn world soccer followg the 22-year-old midfielr’s announcement October. ”The only openly gay man to have played English soccer’s profsnal leagu was Jt Fashanu, who was not active at a high level when he ma the announcement 1990. The Jt Fashanu Foundatn lls him the “world’s first openly gay profsnal footballer.

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