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

Contents:

• 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
• STORM OVER 'BUNCH OF GAYS' GERMANY'S WORLD CUP TEAM
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS
• 20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS
• GAY GERMAN FOOTBALLERS: WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER, WE CAN'T TELL YOU WHO WE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFJANUARY 17, 2007/8:09 AMBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFJANUARY 17, 2007 / 8:09 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY GERMAN FOOTBALLERS: WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER, WE CAN'T TELL YOU WHO WE ARE.","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-01-17T13:09:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-01-17T13:09:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NEWNOWNEXT STAFF","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YTERDAY'S BIG GAY NEWS THE SPORTS WORLD -- TWO SOCCER STARS GAVE -PTH TERVIEWS TO A GERMAN LANGUAGE MAGAZE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENC AS CLOSETED PROFSNAL SOCCER PLAYERS. ACRDG TO A SUMMARY OF THE PIECE BY UK'S PKNEWS, ONE OF THE ANONYMO GAY SOCCER STARS IS SGLE BUT HAS A FEMALE IEND TO ACPANY HIM TO SOCIAL EVENTS AND ACT AS HIS BEARD. THE OTHER IS MARRIED BUT IS RRYG ON A SECRET RELATNSHIP WH ANOTHER MAN HE'S KNOWN SCE CHILDHOOD. "BOTH SAID THAT G OUT WOULD BE PROFSNAL SUICI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"RUND MAGAZE SPENT TWO YEARS GAG THE TST OF THE PLAYERS AND REARCHG HOMOPHOBIA THE BETIFUL GAME."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TWO YEARS? JT TO FD EVINCE OF RAMPANT HOMOPHOBIA GERMAN SOCCER? SEEMS LIKE A MIGHTY LONG TIME TO REARCH, REACH AN OBV NCLN, AND PUBLISH ANONYMO TERVIEWS THAT N'T BE VERIFIED. (SPEAKG AS A EELANCE WRER THAT SEEMS LIKE A KEWALK TO ME!){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYWAY, THOUGH THE ORIGAL GERMAN ARTICLE SELF HAS ME SKEPTIL, I DID LEARN SOMETHG TERTG OM THE PKNEWS ARTICLE THAT SUMMARIZED , WHICH IS: THE UK HAS LAWS ON THE BOOKS AGAST HOMOPHOBIC CHANTG AT PUBLIC SPORTG EVENTS. THAT STRIK ME AS REMARKABLY PROGRSIVE BUT ALSO QUE SAD THAT SOMETHG LIKE THAT WOULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WOULDN'T EXACTLY SCRIBE US SPORTS ARENAS AS "GAY-IENDLY" BUT I DON'T THK I'VE EVER BEEN WNS TO MOBS OF FANS CHANTG GAY SLURS UNISON AT PETG TEAM PLAYERS. MAYBE I DON'T GO TO ENOUGH SPORTG EVENTS, BUT I HAVE TROUBLE EVEN IMAGG . IN NTRAST, EN MASSE FOOTBALLER FAN HOMOPHOBIA WAS BEG A MON OCCURENCE THE UK, LEADG TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I HARDLY THK US SPORTS FANS, TAKEN AS A GROUP, N BE MORE ENLIGHTENED THEN THEIR ENGLISH UNTERPARTS WHEN TO ANTI-GAY EPHET. SO WHY DON'T SOMETHG LIKE THAT HAPPEN HERE? ARE AMERIN SPORTS FANS SIMPLY MORE CIVIL? OR ARE THE BRS JT BETTER AT ANIZG GROUP ACTIVI?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• GERMANY AND BAYERN STAR MAR GOMEZ URG GAY FOOTBALLERS TO GO PUBLIC
• BUNSLIGA STARS OFFER SUPPORT TO GAY FOOTBALLERS
• GERMAN GOALIE ENURAG GAY FOOTBALLERS TO 'E OUT'
• JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT

8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

As the World Cup go on a untry where homosexualy is illegal, many global football fans are havg to reckon wh the sports' soccer remas one of the most popular sports around the world, very few players have been able to e out and enjoy a succsful reer afterwards.

STORM OVER 'BUNCH OF GAYS' GERMANY'S WORLD CUP TEAM

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. 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. His early clubs knew he was gay, and he me out durg his reer, beg the first pro footballer to do so.

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

In 2014, he beme Bra's hight-profile out, gay player, and was the first out, gay male player to play at Wembley. 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. 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.

20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS

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.

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

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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.

GERMANY AND BAYERN STAR MAR GOMEZ URG GAY FOOTBALLERS TO GO PUBLIC

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.

His fellow German players supported his cisn to announce himself as gay publicly. Later, after wng the 2014 MLS Cup, Rodgers also beme the first gay male to w the league tle the USA.

BUNSLIGA STARS OFFER SUPPORT TO GAY FOOTBALLERS

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. 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.

GERMAN GOALIE ENURAG GAY FOOTBALLERS TO 'E OUT'

Anton Hysen is the youngt son of retired Swedish footballer Glenn Hysen and one of the gay players football.

Later, he beme the send footballer to bee gay while playg profsnally. Later, he was profiled on Swedish broadstg channel TV4 March 2011 a bate show (Can gays play football too?

JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT

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

The documentary Rise Above is a film on Anton Hysen released 2013 to portray his story as gay. But as one of the gay players football, Rouyer is dog his bt to fight homophobia France.