Where are all the Gay Football Players? — Pick Your Passns

Contents:

• I’M 43 – BUT I’M MA TO FEEL LIKE A DOSR BY YOUNGER GAY MEN
• GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
• PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS OPENLY GAY RELATNSHIP AMID WORLD CUP NTROVERSY
• 20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS
• NOTABLE GAY PLAYERS EXIST
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• JOSH CAVALLO: ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-FLIGHT MALE FOOTBALLER SAYS FIFA’S ‘ONELOVE’ ARMBAND BAN HAS MA HIM FEEL ‘EXCLUD’

I’M 43 – BUT I’M MA TO FEEL LIKE A DOSR BY YOUNGER GAY MEN

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.

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

This is a hot topic particularly bee the host natn, Qatar, is known to crimalise homosexual relatns. Now, has been revealed that two Premier League teammat are a gay an exclive story by The Sun, the two Premier League footballers are reportedly open about beg a gay relatnship, at least as far as the drsg room go. Earlier this month, the Qatari ambassador to the UK had warned same-sex upl not to kiss public if they will travel to watch the World, World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman ed outrage last week after sayg that beg gay is tantamount to havg "damage the md.

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

This is why the possibily of havg two active Premier League players speak up about beg gay is such an important topic for the LGBTQ+ muny at the moment. There are mours about other gay players, but remas to be seen if they will e out publicly while still nversatns about the topic will surely ntue to the World Cup, pecially wh thoands of spectators flockg to Qatar to enjoy the event. Gay, lbian, bisexual, trans and queer soccer players who are publicly out — now at least 96 total — make over 13% of all the athlet petg the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Atralia and New Zealand, Outsports has found.

Countri like Nigeria and Zambia imprison gay people. Still ’s hearteng to see some women om South Ai, where homosexualy has been legal for 25 years.

There are some players who have publicly stated that they are Gays or Lbians. The Football Feratn l have been updated to clu gay and lbian players on the field alongsi straight players.

PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS OPENLY GAY RELATNSHIP AMID WORLD CUP NTROVERSY

However, this suatn has sparked a long-nng bate about the acceptance and ndong of gays and lbians football.

Nohels, the foc of our ntext is on 20 Inspirg Gay And Lbian Football (Soccer) Players. Rapoe is one of the world’s most well-known homosexual soccer players. It tak a lot of urage to publicly clare that you are a lbian or gay.

He ma history by beg the first active gay soccer player to e out. Fashanu ma headl October 1990 when he me out as gay to the public, beg the first profsnal soccer player to do so.

20 INSPIRG GAY AND LBIAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS

There are some players on the list who a rear would expect to see bee they are well-known the world of lbianism and gays.

When to which US soccer players are gay, Robbie Rogers is equently the first name on the list.

Rogers was only the send Premier League player to e out as gay while still actively playg. He was the first openly gay man to play an Amerin profsnal soccer league. He me out while playg for Leeds Uned 2013, 23 years after Jt Fashanu took the first step for gay soccer players around the world.

NOTABLE GAY PLAYERS EXIST

Pernille Harr is one of Europe’s bt female gay soccer players.

The muny appeared to have accepted gays and lbians om the begng, or at least for many s.

Thomas Hzlsperger is the most well-known gay male soccer player.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Even more shockg was his g out as gay a year later, 2014. Daniels ma headl May 2022 when he beme the send profsnal English soccer player to publicly e out as gay, 32 years after Jt Fashanu boldly claimed the tle. Many high-profile English people praised him after he me out as gay, cludg Prce Harry, then-Prime Mister Boris Johnson, and England natnal team pta Harry Kane.

In 2014, she and her longtime girliend Ali Krieger me out as gay. Josh Cavallo is the morn face of gay soccer players all over the world. Not only is this Atralian pro the only openly gay player the 2022 World Cup, but he’s also GQ’s 2022 Sportsman of the Year.

His g out 2021 spired other gay soccer players, such as Jake Daniels, to do the same.

JOSH CAVALLO: ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-FLIGHT MALE FOOTBALLER SAYS FIFA’S ‘ONELOVE’ ARMBAND BAN HAS MA HIM FEEL ‘EXCLUD’

He is still a vol LGBTQ activist soccer, advotg for greater acceptance of gay soccer players. Krieger announced his homosexualy 2014 and married teammate Ashlyn Harris 2019. This is where Matt Pacifici beme known through his Instagram announcement, a former Major League Soccer player who has e out publicly as gay an Instagram post troducg the world to his boyiend.

When he me out on Instagram January 2019, he beme the fifth openly gay current or former Major League Soccer player.