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• JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST UK MALE FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY SCE 1990
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER OUT AS GAY
• 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
• 17-YEAR-OLD SOCCER PLAYER OUT, BEG THE UK'S ONLY OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER
• 17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S
• GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
• BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL PLAYER BRA
• THE GAY FOOTBALLER: WHY FANS WANTED A UK PLAYER TO E OUT
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FORWARD BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER 'VERY LIKELY' TO E OUT NEXT YEAR, SAYS JT FASHANU'S NIECE
• ‘PROUD OF HIS BRAVERY’: JOSH CAVALLO REACTS TO JAKE DANIELS G OUT AS GAY
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER, 17, OUT, BEG ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER BRA
• SPORTBLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS, SPIRED BY ALAI'S UNED JOSH CAVALLO, OUT AS GAY
• AT LEAST 20 FOOTBALLERS PREMIER LEAGUE AND CHAMPNSHIP ARE GAY BUT THEY'RE AAID TO E OUT SAYS EX-CLUB BOSS

JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST UK MALE FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY SCE 1990

The Blackpool forward Jake Daniels has end s of silence wh men’s football to bee the first player the UK to e out as gay sce Jt Fashanu 1990. Photograph: Pl Dennis/TGS Photo/ShutterstockDaniels’s revelatn is a strikg landmark that when men’s football is more engaged wh social issu than any recent time, but still unable to ce progrs LGBTQ reprentatn wh the year Alai Uned’s Josh Cavallo beme the only male top-flight profsnal footballer the world to e out as gay, but others are yet to follow. In six months the men’s World Cup will be played Qatar, where homosexualy is illegal, and Cavallo revealed to the Guardian he would be “sred” to play at the tournament, the pnacle of world English football specifilly, the shadow of the talented and unfulfilled Fashanu still lgers over the game.

The England ternatnal me out at the end of his reer and was to take his own life eight years later, Fashanu, Jt’s niece, who ns a charable foundatn his name, said that Daniels’s cisn would “e as a huge fort to the many footballers at all levels of the game still secretly livg as gay and who still feel unable to e out”. Media ptn, WATCH: 'I am ready to be myself' - Jake DanielsJake Daniels is the first profsnal footballer the UK men's game for more than 30 years to e out as gay while still playg.

JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER OUT AS GAY

"I've known my whole life that I'm gay, and I now feel that I'm ready to e out and be myself. "Before Jake, Josh Cavallo - who plays for Alai Uned Atralia - was the only openly gay top-flight male profsnal footballer the world, havg e out last do 'g out' mean?

Comg out of the closet, often shortened to g out, is when a person shar wh others that they are lbian, gay, bi and/or trans (LGBT) out is different for everyone and n take some time to get to a pot where someone feels fortable and nfint enough to tell other is this important? Only four male profsnal football players who have played the UK have shared that they were gay - Thomas Beattie, Jt Fashanu, Thomas Hzlsperger and Robbie Jake Daniels, only Jt Fashanu revealed he was gay whilst he was still playg football 1990. The other three shared that they were gay after retirg om after g out Jt Fashanu suffered om homophobic bullyg and harassment before he died do LGBTQ+ stand for?

LGBTQ+ stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer. The + is an clive symbol to mean 'and others' to clu people of all ptn, WATCH: Gay footballers talk about their experienc the game (June 2020)Thomas Beattie, who was a former youth player for English club Hull Cy, said that he felt that he uldn't announce that he was gay while still playg: "I lerally felt like I had to sacrifice one of the two: who I am, or the sport I loved, " he there are now chari and anisatns that mpaign to make football more clive and a safe place for the LGBTQ+ muny.

8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

"To e out publicly as the first openly gay player men's profsnal football the UK the last 30 years tak urage. "'I want to be a role mol'Media ptn, What is homophobia?

Speakg about how g out will change his life Daniels said: "Of urse I am aware that there will be a reactn to this and some of will be homophobic, maybe a stadium and on social media. I am ready to be myself - DanielsBlackpool's Jake Daniels said his cisn to e out as the UK's only openly gay active male profsnal footballer would allow him to be "ee and nfint" Champnship club forward is the first profsnal the UK men's game for more than 30 years to e out while still playg.

17-YEAR-OLD SOCCER PLAYER OUT, BEG THE UK'S ONLY OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER

"Jt Fashanu was the last active men's profsnal footballer the UK to e out durg his playg reer, featurg for clubs England and Stland after announcg October 1990 that he was gay.

Alai Uned player Josh Cavallo is the only current openly gay top-flight male profsnal footballer the world, havg e out last October. "'I've been hidg who I am'Jake Daniels ma his Blackpool first-team but agast Peterborough on 7 MayDaniels said he had known he was gay sce the age of five or six and that his girliends school were "a massive ver-up" said: "In school people even ed to ask me: 'Are you sure you aren't gay?

17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S

"Of urse I am aware that there will be a reactn to this and some of will be homophobic, maybe a stadium and on social media, " Daniels add. External-lk "I've known my whole life that I'm gay, and I now feel that I'm ready to e out and be myself. "'Incredibly proud'Thomas Hzlsperger: The past seven years have been a fantastic journey (Febary 2021)Before Daniels' announcement, Fashanu was the only male footballer to have e out as gay while playg profsnally the UK.

Speakg on behalf of the foundatn set up memory of her uncle, who killed himself 1998, Amal Fashanu said there is still homophobia football and lled for to be treated wh "zero tolerance" add: "Jake's announcement will e as a huge fort to the many footballers at all levels of the game, om grass roots to the profsnal leagu, still secretly livg as gay and who still feel unable to e out. "There are a number of openly gay players women's football, and several men's players have e out once their playg reers were England ternatnal Casey Stoney said Daniels had shown "guts and urage" add: "Good for you for steppg out of the mould and for beg thentilly you. "Jt Fashanu: 30 years sce footballer me out (October 2020)Listen: Euro Leagu - Hzlsperger's 'fantastic' journey sce g out (Febary 2021)Jt Fashanu: Natnal Football Mm Hall of Fame ductn 'served' (Febary 2021)Former Aston Villa, Stuttgart, Wt Ham and Everton player Thomas Hzlsperger - who me out as gay 2013, shortly after retirg - ngratulated Daniels.

Football, like any other game, also has many gay players. 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.

GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

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. Even though has already been three s sce Jt Fashanu first publicly me out as gay, there are only a few of them revealg .

The primary reason behd many gay footballers not revealg their sexualy publicly is fear of homophobia on and off the pch.

So, many profsnal leagu, teams, and players are raisg their voic to fight back agast homophobia so that gay footballers don’t face backlash while g out. Now, whout any further ado, let’s list the football players who dared to e out as gay publicly.

BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL PLAYER BRA

Furthermore, he is the latt active footballer to e out as gay.

Moreover, Andy Brennan is the first Atralian male footballer to openly disclosed beg gay.

THE GAY FOOTBALLER: WHY FANS WANTED A UK PLAYER TO E OUT

Currently, he is the only openly gay football player to play any of the Amerin top 5 major leagu.

JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FORWARD BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

In 2020, durg the San Diego Loyal match agast Phoneix Risg FC, Mart released a story of homophobic sults directed toward him.

One of the hight-profile male football players publicly clarg himself as gay is German footballer Thomas Hzlsperger. In January 2014, Hzlsperger me out as gay while terviewg Die Ze, a German newspaper.

GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER 'VERY LIKELY' TO E OUT NEXT YEAR, SAYS JT FASHANU'S NIECE

Later, he stated he was released a few years back and was gay. His fellow German players supported his cisn to announce himself as gay publicly. Durg his spell at Leeds, Rodgers publicly appeared gay Febary 2013.

Later, after wng the 2014 MLS Cup, Rodgers also beme the first gay male to w the league tle the USA. In 2015, Rodger got ducted to the Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame.

In November 2011, an terview wh Canadian broadster Rad Canada, Tto me out as gay.

‘PROUD OF HIS BRAVERY’: JOSH CAVALLO REACTS TO JAKE DANIELS G OUT AS GAY

Moreover, David Tto is the first profsnal Amerin male profsnal footballer to e out as gay. In 2019, he was also featured a documentary related to homophobia sports named Standg on the Le.

Tto is a You Can Play mpaign advisory group fightg to elimate homophobia the sportg world. Anton Hysen is the youngt son of retired Swedish footballer Glenn Hysen and one of the gay players football.

JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER, 17, OUT, BEG ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER BRA

In 2011, Anton Hysen publicly me out as gay durg an terview wh Offsi. Later, he beme the send footballer to bee gay while playg profsnally. He stated he is startg a project to support homosexualy sports.

SPORTBLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS, SPIRED BY ALAI'S UNED JOSH CAVALLO, OUT AS GAY

After g out as a gay footballer, he also even beme an onle sensatn. Later, he was profiled on Swedish broadstg channel TV4 March 2011 a bate show (Can gays play football too?

Likewise, he also participated the 7th edn of the realy TV show Lets Dance and beme the first-ever gay to w the ntt.

AT LEAST 20 FOOTBALLERS PREMIER LEAGUE AND CHAMPNSHIP ARE GAY BUT THEY'RE AAID TO E OUT SAYS EX-CLUB BOSS

The documentary Rise Above is a film on Anton Hysen released 2013 to portray his story as gay.