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Contents:
- GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
- A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL 61 OUT GAY PLAYERS THE WOMEN’S FOOTBALL PREMIER LEAGUE
- WHY THERE ARE STILL NO OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLERS THE PREMIER LEAGUE
- IN FOC: WHY ARE GAY WOMEN OVER-REPRENTED FOOTBALL?
GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
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England’s triumphant w the Women’s Euro 2022 champnships uld fally smash the homophobia that has long disuraged sportswomen, LGBTQ+ fans say. The England team clus a number of out and proud LGBTQ+ players, but homophobia has historilly been a problem football.
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A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL 61 OUT GAY PLAYERS THE WOMEN’S FOOTBALL PREMIER LEAGUE
* who's gay in the england team *
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WHY THERE ARE STILL NO OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLERS THE PREMIER LEAGUE
Great player, sred an amazg goal, the first £1m black player, me out as gay, " he said. There was a lot of homophobia the prs and media and he was hound for the fact that he me out as beg gay. Wele to the gayt league all of women’s ternatnal sports, or so I believe: the premier league.
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However, the Premier League, if you aren’t nfirmed gay, you’re probably jt an unknown, bee there were veryyy few nfirmed straight players.
IN FOC: WHY ARE GAY WOMEN OVER-REPRENTED FOOTBALL?
Wh 9 out gay players on the team, there’s no shortage of players and drama to root for. Wh four out gay players on the team, this ranks the middle for gayns, but closer to the top for ter-team romanc, wh Julia Zigtti Olme and Emma Kullberg beg publilly together. If you’re a Leicter fan, I hate to break to you but this is the least gay team the league- at least publicly.
The two out gay players aren’t even datg each other!