What means to be gay Rugby League |

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• GAY MANLY PLAYER IS LEFT 'VASTATED' BY SEVEN STARS BOYTTG GAME OVER NRL'S FIRST PRI JERSEY
• GAY RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER SAYS HE'S SEEN MUCH 'GAYER' THGS IN SPORTS CHANGG ROOMS
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• WHAT MEANS TO BE GAY RUGBY LEAGUE
• MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY
• CASEY CONWAY BAR ALL: BEG A GAY ABORIGAL MAN PROFSNAL SPORTAS A FORMER RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER, A MOL AND A YOUTH WORKER, STRADDLG WORLDS IS WHAT CASEY CONWAY DO BT. BUT BEG A GAY, ABORIGAL MAN THE WORLD OF PROFSNAL SPORT REQUIRED A PARTICULARLY FE BALANCG ACT.CASEY CONWAY SPEAKS ABOUT GBY LEAGUE, RACE AND BARG ALL. SOURCE: RSELL FLEMG / SLUGGERS SWIMWEARATRALIAN SPORT HASN'T PROVEN SELF TO BE A BASTN OF RACIAL OR SOCIAL HARMONY, PECIALLY OF LATE. SO ONE N ONLY IMAGE THE ANXIETY CASEY CONWAY FELT MOVG OM CENTRAL QUEENSLAND TO SYDNEY TO PLAY THE NATNAL RUGBY LEAGUE (NRL) STRAIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.NOT ONLY WAS HE A SMALL-TOWN ABORIGAL TEEN THST TO THE SPOTLIGHT A NEW CY, BUT HE WAS LEADG WHAT HE LLS A "DOUBLE LIFE", EXPLORG HIS SEXUAL INTY SYDNEY’S GAY SCENE WHILE KEEPG HIS RELATNSHIPS PRIVATE OM HIS TEAMMAT.A BARADA MAN, CONWAY GREW UP ONE OF FIVE BOYS THE SMALL TOWN OF BLUFF, A UPLE OF HOURS WT OF ROCKHAMPTON. HE PLAYED FOOTBALL OM THE AGE OF SIX AND WAS TED AT ST BRENDAN'S COLLEGE YEPPOON – A BOARDG SCHOOL WH A SPECIALISED GBY LEAGUE PROGRAM WELL-KNOWN FOR PRODUCG POTENTIAL NRL PLAYERS. IT WAS HERE HE WAS SUTED FOR HIS BIG BREAK WH THE SYDNEY ROOSTERS.JOG THE TEAM'S JERSEY FLEGG OUTF (NOW KNOWN AS THE NRL'S NATNAL YOUTH COMPETN/HOLN CUP) 2003, HE WAS STILL UNSURE ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, BEFORE EVENTUALLY ADMTG TO CLUB OFFICIALS THAT HE WAS GAY."I WAS UP-AND-G, SO THEY WERE UT ABOUT GOG ABOUT THE RIGHT WAY," HE EXPLAED."THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS LOOKG AFTER MYSELF AND ACCSG THE SUPPORT THAT I NEED, AND THEY WERE NCERNED ABOUT THE CLUB'S IMAGE."DPE DISCSG HIS SEXUALY WH CLUB MANAGEMENT, CONWAY SAID HE REMAED UNFORTABLE ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF REVEALG HE WAS GAY TO HIS TEAMMAT AS HE STGGLED TO RENCILE HIS RAL UPBRGG WH HIS NEW LIFE SYDNEY.I WAS DOG THAT UNRVER AND FALLY ME TO A POT WHERE I HAD TO START ACCEPTG ."I WAS OUT-AND-ABOUT ON THE [GAY] SCENE AND MEETG PEOPLE. I WAS DOG THAT UNRVER AND FALLY ME TO A POT WHERE I HAD TO START ACCEPTG . I WANTED MORE THAN WHAT I WAS HAVG," HE SAID.IF CONWAY WAS EXPECTG A LS RIGID ENVIRONMENT WHICH TO EXPRS HIMSELF OUTSI THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL, HE SOON DISVERED HE’D HAVE TO NAVIGATE OTHER FORMS OF IGNORANCE OM WH THE GAY MUNY."THERE WAS A LOT OF SUAL RACISM. PEOPLE WOULD SAY THGS LIKE, 'YOU'RE HOT FOR AN ABORIGAL GUY' OR 'I'VE NEVER BEEN WH A BLACK GUY'. I'D THK, 'YOU KNOW THAT’S NOT A PLIMENT?'."TRAVERSG WORLDS AS A MEMBER OF BOTH RACIAL AND SEXUAL MORI PROVED TO BE BOTH A MEFIELD AND A UNIQUE SIGHT TO THE DISCRIMATN FACED BY BOTH MUNI.WHEN ANTHONY MUNDE FAMOLY CLAIMED THAT HOMOSEXUALY AND ABORIGAL CULTURE DIDN'T MIX, FOLLOWG AN EPISO OF THE ABC'S REDFERN NOW PROGRAM 2013, CONWAY WAS AGHAST AT THE THOUGHT OF ANOTHER ABORIGAL FORMER NRL PLAYER G HIS PLATFORM TO PREACH TOLERANCE.FOR SOMEONE LIKE HIM A POSN OF FLUENCE THE ABORIGAL MUNY, WAS REALLY DISAPPOTG"I DON'T THK [HIS MENTS] WERE REFLECTIVE OF THE ABORIGAL MUNY AT ALL. FOR SOMEONE LIKE HIM A POSN OF FLUENCE THE ABORIGAL MUNY, WAS REALLY DISAPPOTG," HE SAID.NOW A FULL-TIME YOUTH VELOPMENT ORDATOR FOR A SMALL NON-FOR-PROF ON QUEENSLAND’S GOLD COAST, CONWAY SAID HE SE THE DIRECT IMPACT OF THOSE TYPE OF MENTS ON YOUNG PEOPLE G TO TERMS WH THEIR SEXUALY."THERE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE HEARG MENTS LIKE THAT AND THEY'RE QUTNG THEMSELV. I KNOW WHAT WAS LIKE TO BE THE UNTRY AND THK, 'OH SH, I THK I'M GAY'. AT THAT TIME THERE WASN'T REALLY A BIG PH THE MEDIA FOR EQUALY," HE SAID."I'VE WORKED WH KIDS WHO ARE HOMELS BEE THEY'VE BEEN KICKED OUT OF HOME WHEN THEY ME OUT [AS GAY]. THEY'RE SUFFERG NOT ONLY BEE THEY DON'T HAVE A HOME, BUT BEE OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND A RAFT OF OTHER ISSU."CONWAY SAID HE'S SEEN A SHIFT THE ATTUS OF PROFSNAL ATHLETDPE MENTS LIKE MUNDE'S, CONWAY SAID HE'S SEEN A SHIFT THE ATTUS OF PROFSNAL ATHLET, EVEN THOUGH FEW HAVE CHOSEN TO REVEAL THEY’RE GAY THEMSELV."THERE'S NOT TOO MANY WHO HAVE E FORWARD, BUT I FELY THK THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE. THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT SPORTG INTI, CLUBS AND S THAT ARE SAYG, 'WE'RE FOR EQUALY'. I THK THAT’S REALLY GREAT. IT'S REALLY POSIVE."CONWAY ME OUT TO HIS FORMER TEAMMAT AFTER HE LEFT THE SYDNEY ROOSTERS 2005 – ALL OF WHOM, HE SAID, WERE PLETELY SUPPORTIVE.AFTER A BRIEF STT THE FNS DTRY, HE BEME THE FACE OF ATRALIAN SWIMWEAR AND UNRWEAR BRAND, SSIEBUM, BREAKG NEW GROUND AS AN ABORIGAL MALE MOL ON THE TERNATNAL STAGE."IT WAS FUN, BUT AT TIM A LTLE B OVERWHELMG. THE BRAND WAS REALLY GROWG AT THAT TIME. I WAS ON GIANT BILLBOARDS LOS ANGEL AND ON THE SI OF B LONDON," HE SAID.NOW THE FACE (AND BODY) OF THE SLUGGERS SWIMWEAR BRAND'S SUMMER MPAIGN, CONWAY STILL TENDS TO FOC ON HIS YOUTH WORK AFTER MORE THAN SIX YEARS HELPG YOUNG PEOPLE TO REENGAGE WH SCHOOL, EMPLOYMENT AND THE MUNY."MOLG IS A SI THG. I LOVE MY WORK AND I’M NOT WILLG TO LET GO OF AT THE MOMENT," HE SAID."I'M TRYG TO E MY MORE PUBLIC PROFILE AS A PLATFORM TO GET MY VIEWS OUT, BUT I ALSO THK YOUNG PEOPLE APPRECIATE THAT I’M NOW JT AN EVERYDAY TYPE OF GUY, RATHER THAN A SGER OR AN ATHLETE. IT HELPS TO GET THOSE MSAG ACROSS."SHARE5 M READPUBLISHED 23 OCTOBER 2015 10:44AMUPDATED 23 OCTOBER 2015 10:47AMBY DREW SHELDRICKTAGSJTICECOUNTRYSOCIAL ISSUNEW SOUTH WALSYDNEYSHARE THIS WH FAY AND IENDSCOPY LKSHAREPOPULAR STORI
• DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI
• WHY IS AFL THE ONLY PRO SPORT TO NEVER HAVE AN OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER?
• GREG INGLIS URG GAY NRL PLAYERS TO E OUT
• INSI THE ASIE-N GAY PORN TRAP THAT SNARED NRL STAR

GAY MANLY PLAYER IS LEFT 'VASTATED' BY SEVEN STARS BOYTTG GAME OVER NRL'S FIRST PRI JERSEY

Corey Parker: Gay players still feel the need to hi NRL and ’s time to do better - 27. They ll GayFL — but that’s the one thg is not. ‘As ever when a profsnal sportsman outs himself as gay, the qutn begs: why have none emerged the AFL?

Gay up-and-g Manly player is left 'vastated' by seven stars boyttg game bee they refe to wear gby league's first pri jerseyThe young man is g up the ranks and dreamed of playg first gra Seven players have boytted wearg the club's history pri jersey He has been left 'eply sadned' by the actns of his Manly teammat Gay former Manly player Ian Roberts is also sadned by their cisn Updated: 11:55 BST, 26 July 2022. The fallout om pri-gate at Manly ntu, wh reports a young gay player has been left 'vastated' by his teammat' cisn to boytt the NRL club's historic Everyone League Sea Eagl will roll out the rabow strip Thursday night's NRL blockbter agast the Sydney Roosters a first for gby league Atralia. The players are refg to wear the Everyone League gay pri jersey bee of relig and cultural beliefs.

GAY RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER SAYS HE'S SEEN MUCH 'GAYER' THGS IN SPORTS CHANGG ROOMS

That has had an enormo impact on at least one player, wh Wi World of Sports reportg that a young Sea Eagle who is gay, but has not e out publicly, has been left shattered by their cisn. Former Manly player Ian Roberts is the only openly gay man to play first graA close iend of the player said was his dream to play first gra for Manly, but now he is not so sure. But when to homosexualy, they have a problem.

'In the 134-year history of first gra gby league Atralia only one active player has ever publicly nfirmed they are gay, former Manly hardman Ian said cisns like the player boytt would have huge impacts on young LGBTIQA+ people who supported the club.

As an olr gay man, this isn't unfaiar. A former English gby league star has rpond to the recent LGBTQIA+ jersey saga engulfg the Manly Sea ex-player Keegan Hirst says 's rather ironic that the group are boyttg wearg the pri k bee he's seen 'what go on changg rooms' and 'would be seen as beg MUCH gayer' than simply wearg a rabow jersey for a AlamyThe Manly Sea Eagl have ma headl across the world this week after releasg their 'Everyone League' jersey – unfortunately, though, wasn't for the right was meant to be a posive move to drive clivy soon turned sour when several players threatened to boytt their next game after refg to wear the club’s rabow Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schter, Hmole Olak’atu, Tolut Koula and Toafofoa Sipley have been named as the players qutn and will subsequently miss their next fixture after beg stood down on relig saga hasn't pated anyone volved a particularly pleasant light wh both the players and the club self g unr fire. A number of big-name figur have had their say on the matter, cludg the NRL's first and only openly-gay player Ian Hirst, who me out as gay 2015 durg his time the UK Super League, has h out at the Sea Eagl players.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

And a lot of would be seen as beg MUCH ‘gayer’ than a rabow on a jersey. ”Another Twter er then rpond, sayg: "To me there is no such person as a gay person.

WHAT MEANS TO BE GAY RUGBY LEAGUE

All people are equal no need for gay pri. Gay people are equently ostracised, ridiculed, beaten and even killed simply for beg gay.

MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY

Gay people around the world are still executed, arrted and persecuted for beg gay. What do mean to gay kids who want to play gby? “Beg gay isn’t a belief.

NRL star Toby Rudolf opens up about his same-sex experienc followg Manly Sea Eagl pri jersey sagaCronulla Sharks prop Toby Rudolf said he will back the NRL hostg s first pri round to celebrate clivens, revealg he was raised by "que a few gay and lbian muny members" and there is "so much love that muny" star Toby Rudolf has opened up about his same-sex experienc followg the Manly Sea Eagl pri jersey Cronulla Sharks prop said he will back the NRL hostg s first pri round to celebrate clivens, revealg he was raised by "que a few gay and lbian muny members" and there is "so much love that muny" 26-year-old spoke up after seven players stepped down om Thursday night's clash agast the Sydney Roosters over their refal to don a rabow-tailed jersey, which celebrat "clivens" for the Round 20 more sports news live & on mand wh Flash. "What I will say is I was raised by que a few gay and lbian muny members. My uncle is gay and my godmother is gay, and there's so much love that muny.

CASEY CONWAY BAR ALL: BEG A GAY ABORIGAL MAN PROFSNAL SPORTAS A FORMER RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER, A MOL AND A YOUTH WORKER, STRADDLG WORLDS IS WHAT CASEY CONWAY DO BT. BUT BEG A GAY, ABORIGAL MAN THE WORLD OF PROFSNAL SPORT REQUIRED A PARTICULARLY FE BALANCG ACT.CASEY CONWAY SPEAKS ABOUT GBY LEAGUE, RACE AND BARG ALL. SOURCE: RSELL FLEMG / SLUGGERS SWIMWEARATRALIAN SPORT HASN'T PROVEN SELF TO BE A BASTN OF RACIAL OR SOCIAL HARMONY, PECIALLY OF LATE. SO ONE N ONLY IMAGE THE ANXIETY CASEY CONWAY FELT MOVG OM CENTRAL QUEENSLAND TO SYDNEY TO PLAY THE NATNAL RUGBY LEAGUE (NRL) STRAIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.NOT ONLY WAS HE A SMALL-TOWN ABORIGAL TEEN THST TO THE SPOTLIGHT A NEW CY, BUT HE WAS LEADG WHAT HE LLS A "DOUBLE LIFE", EXPLORG HIS SEXUAL INTY SYDNEY’S GAY SCENE WHILE KEEPG HIS RELATNSHIPS PRIVATE OM HIS TEAMMAT.A BARADA MAN, CONWAY GREW UP ONE OF FIVE BOYS THE SMALL TOWN OF BLUFF, A UPLE OF HOURS WT OF ROCKHAMPTON. HE PLAYED FOOTBALL OM THE AGE OF SIX AND WAS TED AT ST BRENDAN'S COLLEGE YEPPOON – A BOARDG SCHOOL WH A SPECIALISED GBY LEAGUE PROGRAM WELL-KNOWN FOR PRODUCG POTENTIAL NRL PLAYERS. IT WAS HERE HE WAS SUTED FOR HIS BIG BREAK WH THE SYDNEY ROOSTERS.JOG THE TEAM'S JERSEY FLEGG OUTF (NOW KNOWN AS THE NRL'S NATNAL YOUTH COMPETN/HOLN CUP) 2003, HE WAS STILL UNSURE ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, BEFORE EVENTUALLY ADMTG TO CLUB OFFICIALS THAT HE WAS GAY."I WAS UP-AND-G, SO THEY WERE UT ABOUT GOG ABOUT THE RIGHT WAY," HE EXPLAED."THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS LOOKG AFTER MYSELF AND ACCSG THE SUPPORT THAT I NEED, AND THEY WERE NCERNED ABOUT THE CLUB'S IMAGE."DPE DISCSG HIS SEXUALY WH CLUB MANAGEMENT, CONWAY SAID HE REMAED UNFORTABLE ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF REVEALG HE WAS GAY TO HIS TEAMMAT AS HE STGGLED TO RENCILE HIS RAL UPBRGG WH HIS NEW LIFE SYDNEY.I WAS DOG THAT UNRVER AND FALLY ME TO A POT WHERE I HAD TO START ACCEPTG ."I WAS OUT-AND-ABOUT ON THE [GAY] SCENE AND MEETG PEOPLE. I WAS DOG THAT UNRVER AND FALLY ME TO A POT WHERE I HAD TO START ACCEPTG . I WANTED MORE THAN WHAT I WAS HAVG," HE SAID.IF CONWAY WAS EXPECTG A LS RIGID ENVIRONMENT WHICH TO EXPRS HIMSELF OUTSI THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL, HE SOON DISVERED HE’D HAVE TO NAVIGATE OTHER FORMS OF IGNORANCE OM WH THE GAY MUNY."THERE WAS A LOT OF SUAL RACISM. PEOPLE WOULD SAY THGS LIKE, 'YOU'RE HOT FOR AN ABORIGAL GUY' OR 'I'VE NEVER BEEN WH A BLACK GUY'. I'D THK, 'YOU KNOW THAT’S NOT A PLIMENT?'."TRAVERSG WORLDS AS A MEMBER OF BOTH RACIAL AND SEXUAL MORI PROVED TO BE BOTH A MEFIELD AND A UNIQUE SIGHT TO THE DISCRIMATN FACED BY BOTH MUNI.WHEN ANTHONY MUNDE FAMOLY CLAIMED THAT HOMOSEXUALY AND ABORIGAL CULTURE DIDN'T MIX, FOLLOWG AN EPISO OF THE ABC'S REDFERN NOW PROGRAM 2013, CONWAY WAS AGHAST AT THE THOUGHT OF ANOTHER ABORIGAL FORMER NRL PLAYER G HIS PLATFORM TO PREACH TOLERANCE.FOR SOMEONE LIKE HIM A POSN OF FLUENCE THE ABORIGAL MUNY, WAS REALLY DISAPPOTG"I DON'T THK [HIS MENTS] WERE REFLECTIVE OF THE ABORIGAL MUNY AT ALL. FOR SOMEONE LIKE HIM A POSN OF FLUENCE THE ABORIGAL MUNY, WAS REALLY DISAPPOTG," HE SAID.NOW A FULL-TIME YOUTH VELOPMENT ORDATOR FOR A SMALL NON-FOR-PROF ON QUEENSLAND’S GOLD COAST, CONWAY SAID HE SE THE DIRECT IMPACT OF THOSE TYPE OF MENTS ON YOUNG PEOPLE G TO TERMS WH THEIR SEXUALY."THERE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE HEARG MENTS LIKE THAT AND THEY'RE QUTNG THEMSELV. I KNOW WHAT WAS LIKE TO BE THE UNTRY AND THK, 'OH SH, I THK I'M GAY'. AT THAT TIME THERE WASN'T REALLY A BIG PH THE MEDIA FOR EQUALY," HE SAID."I'VE WORKED WH KIDS WHO ARE HOMELS BEE THEY'VE BEEN KICKED OUT OF HOME WHEN THEY ME OUT [AS GAY]. THEY'RE SUFFERG NOT ONLY BEE THEY DON'T HAVE A HOME, BUT BEE OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND A RAFT OF OTHER ISSU."CONWAY SAID HE'S SEEN A SHIFT THE ATTUS OF PROFSNAL ATHLETDPE MENTS LIKE MUNDE'S, CONWAY SAID HE'S SEEN A SHIFT THE ATTUS OF PROFSNAL ATHLET, EVEN THOUGH FEW HAVE CHOSEN TO REVEAL THEY’RE GAY THEMSELV."THERE'S NOT TOO MANY WHO HAVE E FORWARD, BUT I FELY THK THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE. THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT SPORTG INTI, CLUBS AND S THAT ARE SAYG, 'WE'RE FOR EQUALY'. I THK THAT’S REALLY GREAT. IT'S REALLY POSIVE."CONWAY ME OUT TO HIS FORMER TEAMMAT AFTER HE LEFT THE SYDNEY ROOSTERS 2005 – ALL OF WHOM, HE SAID, WERE PLETELY SUPPORTIVE.AFTER A BRIEF STT THE FNS DTRY, HE BEME THE FACE OF ATRALIAN SWIMWEAR AND UNRWEAR BRAND, SSIEBUM, BREAKG NEW GROUND AS AN ABORIGAL MALE MOL ON THE TERNATNAL STAGE."IT WAS FUN, BUT AT TIM A LTLE B OVERWHELMG. THE BRAND WAS REALLY GROWG AT THAT TIME. I WAS ON GIANT BILLBOARDS LOS ANGEL AND ON THE SI OF B LONDON," HE SAID.NOW THE FACE (AND BODY) OF THE SLUGGERS SWIMWEAR BRAND'S SUMMER MPAIGN, CONWAY STILL TENDS TO FOC ON HIS YOUTH WORK AFTER MORE THAN SIX YEARS HELPG YOUNG PEOPLE TO REENGAGE WH SCHOOL, EMPLOYMENT AND THE MUNY."MOLG IS A SI THG. I LOVE MY WORK AND I’M NOT WILLG TO LET GO OF AT THE MOMENT," HE SAID."I'M TRYG TO E MY MORE PUBLIC PROFILE AS A PLATFORM TO GET MY VIEWS OUT, BUT I ALSO THK YOUNG PEOPLE APPRECIATE THAT I’M NOW JT AN EVERYDAY TYPE OF GUY, RATHER THAN A SGER OR AN ATHLETE. IT HELPS TO GET THOSE MSAG ACROSS."SHARE5 M READPUBLISHED 23 OCTOBER 2015 10:44AMUPDATED 23 OCTOBER 2015 10:47AMBY DREW SHELDRICKTAGSJTICECOUNTRYSOCIAL ISSUNEW SOUTH WALSYDNEYSHARE THIS WH FAY AND IENDSCOPY LKSHAREPOPULAR STORI

I've been out and kissed many gay men, kissed many straight woman and kissed many gay woman.

"That's probably why I love gog to all the gay bars Sydney as well - I love dancg wh my shirt off and gettg down Universal on Oxford Street until 2am. Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. Per Outsports, as of September 2022, there have only ever been 16 players NFL history to publicly e out as gay or bisexual.

DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI

Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay 2021. Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league.

What’s a good eback for the GayFL ment by NRL fans. Im bloody sick and tired of NRL flogs nstantly llg GAYFL and the participatn ment, do anyone have any smart ebacks?

WHY IS AFL THE ONLY PRO SPORT TO NEVER HAVE AN OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER?

Casey Conway tells his story about beg gay and playg gby league after the NRL participated the Mardi Gras for the fifth year. Manly Sea Eagl ach D Hasler has apologised over the club's handlg of the cln of rabow lours on the club jersey, sayg was a "signifint mistake" pots:Seven players will boytt Thursday's game over the gay pri shirtHasler says the club's executn of the iative was "poor"Manly will face the Roosters on Thursday wh a greatly dispted siSeven players are boyttg their NRL match on Thursday over their team's cisn to wear a gay pri jersey. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts and Jam Gourley)Ian Roberts, a Manly legend and the first NRL player to e out openly as gay  1995, praised the "thenticy and scery" of Hasler and Cherry-Evans's said was "wonrful" the club would still wear the pri jersey this week and that he had been nsulted about the plan several weeks ago.

" Ian Roberts was the first openly gay player the NRL. So one n only image the anxiety Casey Conway felt movg om Central Queensland to Sydney to play the Natnal Rugby League (NRL) straight out of high only was he a small-town Aborigal teen thst to the spotlight a new cy, but he was leadg what he lls a "double life", explorg his sexual inty Sydney’s gay scene while keepg his relatnships private om his teammat. Jog the team's Jersey Flegg outf (now known as the NRL's Natnal Youth Competn/Holn Cup) 2003, he was still unsure about his sexualy, before eventually admtg to club officials that he was gay.

"Dpe discsg his sexualy wh club management, Conway said he remaed unfortable about the prospect of revealg he was gay to his teammat as he stggled to rencile his ral upbrgg wh his new life Sydney. "I was out-and-about on the [gay] scene and meetg people. I wanted more than what I was havg, " he Conway was expectg a ls rigid environment which to exprs himself outsi the world of football, he soon disvered he’d have to navigate other forms of ignorance om wh the gay muny.

GREG INGLIS URG GAY NRL PLAYERS TO E OUT

"Traversg worlds as a member of both racial and sexual mori proved to be both a mefield and a unique sight to the discrimatn faced by both Anthony Munde famoly claimed that homosexualy and Aborigal culture didn't mix, followg an episo of the ABC's Redfern Now program 2013, Conway was aghast at the thought of another Aborigal former NRL player g his platform to preach someone like him a posn of fluence the Aborigal muny, was really disappotg"I don't thk [his ments] were reflective of the Aborigal muny at all. I know what was like to be the untry and thk, 'Oh sh, I thk I'm gay'. "I've worked wh kids who are homels bee they've been kicked out of home when they me out [as gay].

"Conway said he's seen a shift the attus of profsnal athletDpe ments like Munde's, Conway said he's seen a shift the attus of profsnal athlet, even though few have chosen to reveal they’re gay themselv. In light of recent ntroversy regardg homophobic slurs by Israel Fol, we thought we would she a light on 10 fluential gay gby personali. The players have bee a bean of light bee they overme stereotyp and other challeng faced by homosexual athlet way too often.

INSI THE ASIE-N GAY PORN TRAP THAT SNARED NRL STAR

In this article, we’ll name ten of the most notable gay gby personali, analyze their acplishments, discs how they are shapg the game today, and asss their impact on the overall perceptn of homosexual profsnal athlet around the world.