Rogers g back as first openly gay player MLS

Contents:

• GAY SOCCER STAR ROBBIE ROGERS: LIVG CLOSET 'CREAT THIS MONSTER SI YOU'
• 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
• MLS TO LOOK TO E OF ANTI-GAY SLUR BY LA GALAXY'S SEBASTIAN LLETGET
• ROBBIE ROGERS, FIRST OPENLY GAY MLS PLAYER, JOS LA GALAXY
• ROGERS G BACK AS FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER MLS
• ROBBIE ROGERS TAK FIELD AS 1ST OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER U.S. PRO SPORTS MATCH
• MLS TO LOOK TO E OF ANTI-GAY SLUR BY LA GALAXY'S SEBASTIAN LLETGET
• MLS TO LOOK TO E OF ANTI-GAY SLUR BY LA GALAXY'S SEBASTIAN LLETGET
• GALAXY’S SEBASTIAN LLETGET APOLOGIZ FOR G ANTI-GAY SLUR
• GAY PRO SOCCER PLAYER ROBBIE ROGERS SAYS AN OPPONENT LLED HIM A 'QUEER'
• PRI ON THE PCH: DO SOCCER HAVE A GAY PROBLEM?
• ROBBIE ROGERS, FIRST OPENLY GAY MLS PLAYER, JOS LA GALAXY

GAY SOCCER STAR ROBBIE ROGERS: LIVG CLOSET 'CREAT THIS MONSTER SI YOU'

LA Galaxy soccer star Robbie Rogers changed the face of sports 2013 when he beme the first openly gay athlete the five major North Amerin sports leagu. In his new book, "Comg Out to Play, " he scrib the pa of livg the closet — and an terview airg on TODAY Tuday, he told special rrponnt Maria Shriver what he thks needs to change sports so that every athlete, gay or straight, feels part of the ' good looks and quick feet ma him a fan favore, but the culture of sports left him feelg isolated and ashamed as he secretly stggled wh beg gay. He qu soccer and gave his support to groups like the Gay, Lbian & Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN).

8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

Speakg to young gay men and women, "I realized jt by playg aga on a soccer field, there's a symbol right there that n enurage and give people hope, " he told 2013, Rogers signed wh the LA Galaxy, beg the first openly gay male athlete major league sports. "He's a soccer player first and foremost, who happens to be gay, " agreed Galaxy goalie Brian jt signed a new ntract wh the Galaxy, who are now petg the MLS playoffs. He said that when he me out as gay, he expected to be ntacted by other athlet still the closet.

"I would tell ach, 'You probably have a gay player, '" he replied.

MLS TO LOOK TO E OF ANTI-GAY SLUR BY LA GALAXY'S SEBASTIAN LLETGET

"For more support and rourc for LGBT youth and their fai, go to:PFLAGGLSEN (Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network)It Gets Better Project#ProudToPlay. Football, like any other game, also has many gay players.

ROBBIE ROGERS, FIRST OPENLY GAY MLS PLAYER, JOS LA GALAXY

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. 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.

ROGERS G BACK AS FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER MLS

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.

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

ROBBIE ROGERS TAK FIELD AS 1ST OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER U.S. PRO SPORTS MATCH

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

MLS TO LOOK TO E OF ANTI-GAY SLUR BY LA GALAXY'S SEBASTIAN LLETGET

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

MLS TO LOOK TO E OF ANTI-GAY SLUR BY LA GALAXY'S SEBASTIAN LLETGET

In January 2014, Hzlsperger me out as gay while terviewg Die Ze, a German newspaper.

GALAXY’S SEBASTIAN LLETGET APOLOGIZ FOR G ANTI-GAY SLUR

Later, he stated he was released a few years back and was gay.

GAY PRO SOCCER PLAYER ROBBIE ROGERS SAYS AN OPPONENT LLED HIM A 'QUEER'

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.

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

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

ROBBIE ROGERS, FIRST OPENLY GAY MLS PLAYER, JOS LA GALAXY

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. 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.