20 Inspirg Gay And Lbian Football (Soccer) Players - Disver Walks Blog

Contents:

• COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS
• PRI ON THE PCH: DO SOCCER HAVE A GAY PROBLEM?
• THERE ARE 0 OUT GAY PLAYERS AT THE MEN’S WORLD CUP. THERE WERE 40 WOMEN 2019
• 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
• A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL 40 OUT GAY PLAYERS THE NWSL
• GAY & LBIANS IN SOCCER
• 20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS
• HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS

COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS

Moments earlier, an opposg player targeted Mart, an openly gay man, wh a homophobic slur, and as they gathered unr a tent at halftime, they discsed how to team was agreement: Somethg need to be done. "Flemmgs was later spend for six gam by the league, and he nied g an anti-gay slur toward Mart.

PRI ON THE PCH: DO SOCCER HAVE A GAY PROBLEM?

"Beg able to have a posive msage e out of a really tough suatn was the silver lg, " he the only openly gay men's profsnal soccer player the Uned Stat -- and one of the few who have ever e out globally -- Mart has e to embrace the signifince of what he reprents, pecially for the LGBTQ+ muny.

THERE ARE 0 OUT GAY PLAYERS AT THE MEN’S WORLD CUP. THERE WERE 40 WOMEN 2019

Play1:48Coll Mart: Locker room support was all I needSan Diego Loyal midfielr Coll Mart says the support om his old teammat at Mnota Uned was a big help to him when he me out as gay. Around those years, havg to hi, havg to remd myself that like, 'Oh, my bt iend on the team, who jt lled another person a f----t, he isn't really homophobic, but he is jt tryg to be hurtful to that person. "Mart is not unique that he didn't have ach who were willg to step to put an end to homophobic language when was ed.

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8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

Gay players face prsure om teammat, ownership, ach, and fans over their are some of the men who have e out, fightg those stereotyp, and pavg the way for LGBTQ+ athlet who e after them.

A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL 40 OUT GAY PLAYERS THE NWSL

Atralian striker Andy Brennan me out as gay 2019, beg the first out gay Atralian male footballer.

He me out 2011, and won the seventh season of Swedish realy show Let's Dance, beg the first out gay person to w.

GAY & LBIANS IN SOCCER

His early clubs knew he was gay, and he me out durg his reer, beg the first pro footballer to do so. In 2014, he beme Bra's hight-profile out, gay player, and was the first out, gay male player to play at Wembley.

20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS

He later me out as gay and has sce spoken out about the difficulti queer players face.

The South Ain footballer beme Ai's first out, gay male footballer when he me out 2015. Rogers me out as gay 2013, beg the first out gay man to pete a top North Amerin pro sports league when he played for the LA Galaxy that same year.

HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS

Later, he revealed he qu the sport as a rult of homophobia he faced when he me out.