Two
Premier League footballers are going to publicly come out before the start of
the next football season. England international - has told their family and
friends and has received support from their clubs and the Football Association.
The stigma has completely gone, and the public are far more accepting. It has
always been such a macho game and, unfortunately, perhaps more than in any
other sport, there can be an aggressive mob mentality in the stands. But
finally the tide is turning and more and more sports people are openly gay.
The players
- whose names have not been publicly revealed - would be the first players to
publicly announce they are gay while in the top flight of English football. They
are thought to come out before the start of the next football season. US
footballer Robbie Rogers came out
in 2013 shortly after retiring from Leeds United, before signing on to play for
LA Galaxy. He spoke about his surprise at the lack of a “chain reaction”
following his declaration of his sexuality in an interview last year. “It's
been a lot slower. I guess that just reminds me how big a problem it is in
sports culture with homophobia. They don't feel comfortable,” he said. Despite
the culture of homophobia in sports, they are becoming more and more diverse.
Early this year Keegan Hirst became the first rugby league player
to come out as gay, followed shortly after by rugby union player Sam Stanley.
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