Rugby stars react as Campbell Johnstone be first openly gay All Black - NZ Herald

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• CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE HOP BEG THE FIRST GAY ALL BLACK WILL TAKE AWAY STIGMA AND PRSURE OM OTHERS
• RUGBY STARS REACT AS CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK
• FORMER NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY
• FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE ANNOUNC ENGAGEMENT
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CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE HOP BEG THE FIRST GAY ALL BLACK WILL TAKE AWAY STIGMA AND PRSURE OM OTHERS

Former New Zealand gby prop Campbell Johnstone has bee the first All Black to publicly e out as gay and said he hop his announcement will ‘take away the prsure and stigma surroundg the issue’. ’Rather than g out durg his playg reer, Johnstone said he phed his sexualy to the si and admted that he would blame bad gam on beg gay.

RUGBY STARS REACT AS CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK

‘If I n be the first All Black that out as gay and take away the prsure and stigma surroundg the issue, n actually help other people, ’ said Johnstone. Photo / GettyCurrent All Blacks have praised former prop Campbell Johnstone after he has bee the first All Black to publicly e out as gay. “If I n be the first All Black that out as gay and take away the prsure and the stigma surroundg the whole issue then n actually help other people.

"I'm also hopg to help open the door for anyone stgglg this space" ❤️Former All Blacks prop Campbell Johnstone has e out as the first openly gay male New Zealand gby player — World Rugby (@WorldRugby) January 30, 2023. Sport Mister and openly gay MP Grant Robertson shared his support for Johnstone on Instagram, llg “a big moment”.

”In 2019, All Black halfback TJ Perenara spoke out about his support for the Rabow muny and the age-old qutn - are Kiwis ready for a gay All Black? ”Perenara said he uldn’t speak on behalf of the All Blacks on whether fans would be ready for an openly gay All Black, but he hoped Kiwis were. Former New Zealand gby player Campbell Johnstone beme the first All Black to e out publicly as gay, an terview wh TVNZ’s Seven Sharp on Monday.

FORMER NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY

“If I n be the first All Black that out as gay and take away the prsure and stigma surroundg the issue n actually help other people, ” Johnstone said. The first All Black to publicly e out as gay has announced his engagement to Ben Thomson. Campbell Johnstone, a ont-rower who played three tts for the All Blacks 2005, revealed he was gay at the begng of the year a momento tone for New Zealand gby.

FIRST OPENLY GAY ALL BLACK CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE ANNOUNC ENGAGEMENT

Former All Black Campbell January Campbell Johnstone opened up by tellg the world he was gay. In turn, he was labelled the first openly gay All Black.

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Hence the requts via after year Johnstone cled the terview that mattered to him knew he was gay. While many people already knew, Johnstone publicly clared to the world he was dog so he was labelled the first openly gay All now-retired Johnstone had put together an imprsive gby CV as a prop. ’”Johnstone hoped by him tellg the world he was gay might help one person wh their own stggl.