Here are eight out and PROUD male gay footballers

Contents:

• JT FASHANU: A SYMBOL OF PROBLEMS FACED BY GAY PEOPLE SPORT
• GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• JT FASHANU MURAL UNVEILED NORWICH TO HONOUR LATE GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER
• ACTIVIST PETER TATCHELL REVEALS HE DATED TRAGIC GAY FOOTBALLER JT FASHANU
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS
• 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

JT FASHANU: A SYMBOL OF PROBLEMS FACED BY GAY PEOPLE SPORT

Fifteen years after he put his head an improvised noose an empty factory buildg east London, not far om the place where he had been born 37 years earlier, Fashanu has bee a symbol of the ntug problems faced by gay men and women sport. His name is ed by the Jt Campaign, lnched 2008 to mpaign agast homophobia football, a sport that uld be seen as one of the last bastns of prejudice a society that now accepts openly gay policians, poets lreate, entertaers and televisn to the urage of Marta Navratilova, Gareth Thomas and others, no future Maria Bueno or Carwyn Jam will need to rema silent about her or his sexualy the worlds of tennis and gby – unls that is how she or he prefers . But no proment male footballer has yet taken the step of clarg his homosexualy.

He remembers Clough's btal reactn when he disvered that Fashanu was visg Nottgham's only gay club.

As he roamed om club to club, the acceptance of his peers – often takg the form of rough humour – was not matched by the harsh wele he received om opposg fans once he had e, a former member of the anti‑homophobia group set up by the FA, the Profsnal Footballers' Associatn, the League Managers Associatn and gay-rights activists, fears that might still be the pattern were a major Premier League figure to follow Robbie Rogers, the retired MLS player, and Anton Hysen, who plays Swen's third divisn, clarg himself. A giant mural of England's first openly gay footballer has been unveiled on the si of a Fashanu remas the only male profsnal player to nfirm he was homosexual - amid fears he would be "outed" by a natnal newspaper 1990 - and was ducted to the footballg Hall of Fame spe now beg seen as an spiratn the fight agast homophobia and discrimatn sport, the proud Canary took his own life 1998 - wrg his suici note that beg gay and a personaly was "so hard" former Norwich Cy striker, who beme the UK's first black £1m player when he was sold to Nottgham Fort, ntu to be seen as a legend at the Norfolk Champnship "wonr strike" agast Liverpool at Carrow Road 1980 went on to w Match of the Day's goal of the season now his face has taken pri of place on the si of a Canari supporters pub.

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

A mural of former Norwich Cy player Jt Fashanu, England's first openly gay footballer, has appeared on the Fat Cat and Canary.

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

Great player, sred an amazg goal, the first £1m black player, me out as gay, " he said. There was a lot of homophobia the prs and media and he was hound for the fact that he me out as beg gay. 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. 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. -- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn. Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E 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.

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.

JT FASHANU MURAL UNVEILED NORWICH TO HONOUR LATE GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER

He me out as gay 2022. 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.

ACTIVIST PETER TATCHELL REVEALS HE DATED TRAGIC GAY FOOTBALLER JT FASHANU

He later me out as gay and has sce spoken out about the difficulti queer players face. He me out as gay 2019.

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.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

Later, he revealed he qu the sport as a rult of homophobia he faced when he me out. "As the first openly gay player, as well as beg Black, he faced great adversy. A mural honorg Jt Fashanu has been unveiled on the si of a pub Norwich, the home town of the late gay profsnal footballer.

HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS

“As the first openly gay player, as well as beg Black, he faced great adversy. In 1990, he ma headl by g out as gay The Sun newspaper. For over 30 years, he remaed England’s only publicly gay male profsnal footballer.

8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

He endured homophobic abe that hampered his reer, before he took his own life 1998. Veteran LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell has revealed for the first time that he dated gay footballer Jt Fashanu the 1980s. Fashanu eventually me out as gay 1990 to much abe om fans and the media and tragilly mted eight years later.

Although the legal age of nsent was 16 – and Fashanu mataed that the relatns were nsensual – homosexual acts were still illegal Maryland.

Jacksonville Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen cid on Thursday to e out publicly as gay hop of livg his life whout fear and to spire others. In Febary 2022, Maxen reached out to NFL player Carl Nassib, who me out as gay 2021, to seek advice. It seems that beg an out gay man and a soccer player is still somethg that’s greeted wh homophobia.