A group of dited sportsmen have got together to create Northern Ireland's only gay gby team a bid to make the game more clive.
Contents:
- MEET THE AZLANS, NORTHERN IRELAND'S ONLY PREDOMANTLY GAY GBY TEAM
- IRISH GBY STAR OUT AS GAY AFTER FEARG HE WOULD HAVE TO QU GAME
MEET THE AZLANS, NORTHERN IRELAND'S ONLY PREDOMANTLY GAY GBY TEAM
A group of dited sportsmen have got together to create Northern Ireland's only gay gby team a bid to make the game more than that, the Belfast-based Azlans club is open to all - young and old, gay and straight, plete begners and those wh a great al more Bartlett, the man behd the team, explaed: "The Azlans are actually an clive team. "Antrim man Kev, a disabily support officer, has been volved clive sport for the past 20 was volved heavily wh the Ulster Tans, Northern Ireland's first gay-iendly gby club, before ceased to exist.
"Y, the team is open to gay people, but you don't have to be gay to get volved. It offers the opportuny to velop and there is also a safe environment but isn't all about jt beg gay.
Belfast-based Azlans club on ver of GNI Mag"Y, there are gay people who e along and feel fortable, but is actually about targetg everyone, for example the person who has always played Gaelic but thks they would like to give gby a go. Lester scm-half Nick McCarthy has publicly e out as gay, revealg that he thought he would have to qu gby before cidg to tell his ach and lleagu stead. “I need to accept beg gay myself before I uld addrs wh others.
IRISH GBY STAR OUT AS GAY AFTER FEARG HE WOULD HAVE TO QU GAME
"My iends have been unbelievable helpg me to accept that I am gay and to help me embrace that part of my life now. “In turn, I feel if I n now help others e out profsnal sport or their everyday liv and make beg gay more normal and not a thg to be worried about, then that is a posive.
Belong To is the natnal anisatn supportg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ+) young people Ireland. He is also an athlete himself, havg peted athletics, badmton and gby, and brought home a gold medal om the Gay Gam Vanuver 1990. The sports enthiast has advoted for greater acceptance of LGBT+ people sports, and told the BBC a 2020 terview: “I’ve e across homophobic ments.
“It’s not that long ago we’ve heard even famo people makg homophobic ments, and I’ve heard them muttered the background, I’ve heard them said actually blatantly on a pch, so happens. “We’ve got a long way to go still before beg gay or havg any sort of difference sexualy is pletely accepted, but I thk more than anythg ’s jt about feelg that you’re safe.