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- HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS
- GAY SOUTH AIN SOCCER PLAYER: ‘MY SEXUALY HAS ROBBED ME OF MY REER’
- THIS IS PHUTI LEKOLOANE – SOUTH AI’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE FOOTBALLER
- PHUTI LEKOLOANE ON BEG SA’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE PRO FOOTBALLER
HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS
Beg an out gay man and a soccer player is still somethg that’s greeted wh homophobia. See eight out and proud male gay footballers. * south african gay soccer player *
It seems that beg an out gay man and a soccer player is still somethg that’s greeted wh homophobia. However, there have been several pneerg male gay footballers who cid to e out of the closet and proclaim their sexualy to the world.
A w for gay rights and helpg to pave the way for other gay players to feel safe enough to e out of the closet. Here are eight of some of the most well-known out-and-proud gay footballers. Consired the first openly gay male Ain soccer player, Lekoloane me out publicly 2015.
GAY SOUTH AIN SOCCER PLAYER: ‘MY SEXUALY HAS ROBBED ME OF MY REER’
South Ain soccer player Phuti Lekoloane has revealed that g out as gay 2015 almost put an end to his reer due to homophobia sport. * south african gay soccer player *
The South Ain player acknowledg that most of his teammat accepted his sexualy, however, he has faced homophobic slurs om opposg teams. He also said that he has met several closeted gay soccer players Ai, where homosexualy is crimalised several untri. I don’t wish the hostily I felt on anyone, bee not everyone n survive homophobia a sport like football, ” he told MambaOnle recently.
THIS IS PHUTI LEKOLOANE – SOUTH AI’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE FOOTBALLER
Phuti Lekoloane, Ai's first openly gay male footballer, talks to Mambaonle about g out the macho football world. * south african gay soccer player *
In Febary 2013, Amerin soccer player Robbie Rogers me out as gay.
On 21 May 2017, he beme the first openly gay male footballer to play at Wembley. “My advice to a young gay footballer at any level or any standard is jt to be themselv, ” Davis said that same year. The Atralian plays for Alai Uned Football Club and has been the victim of shameful homophobic abe om game-goers and on social media.
PHUTI LEKOLOANE ON BEG SA’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE PRO FOOTBALLER
In May 2022, Jake Daniels me out at the age of 17 an open letter on the Blackpool Football Club’s webse, beg at that time the UK’s only openly gay active male profsnal footballer. He also acknowledged that “beg gay, or bi or queer men’s football is still a taboo” and that he is likely to face some gree of homophobia the sport.
After stgglg wh his sexualy for years, he me as gay September 2022, makg him the first openly gay player Sttish football sce Jt Fashanu.