Gay footballers....

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Darren Bent.

Barça

Slander

He;s bi?

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SirMasterKey

I know they don't but you asked which is what I gave my answer to.

Thank You.

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Tha_Black_Shinobi

jermaine jenas is definatley fully bats :yep:

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gingerrama

gunsnpork

lmao, i know John personally, he's not gay, wtf, he's got two kids

So you don't know about your good friend John Fashanu's brother Justin who came out as gay, then committed suicide??

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gunsnpork

gingerrama

So you don't know about your good friend John Fashanu's brother Justin who came out as gay, then committed suicide??

yes i do, but the other guy said John was the gay one.....

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ozzyoscy

Ashley Cole has to be...it would explain everything...

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Singh_2

Darren Bent.

Simple yet effective. :woo:

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Barça

Phonicsdude

He;s bi?

Still don't geddit :o:

It wasn't a joke if that's what you mean.

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vnupe

Its not just football, its all major pro team sports, except for that Rugby bloke who recently came out... statistics would suggest that there is at least one maybe two gay men on each professional sports team (as the unofficial number has been set at 1:10 in the population... For a sportsman, its the fate worse than death isnt it.. all the macho/invincible personae on display at any sporting event, would make it virtually impossible for any major team sport athlete to come out... It would take a remarkably strong and resolute individual...

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neillya1

Singh_2

Darren Bent.

Brilliant, subtle but effective :p:

Reply 31

ish90an

Topic reminded me of this.
I remember reading an article on the acceptance of homosexuality and how it has always been tougher in spheres involving a high level of male camaraderie such as the military and sports like football. The fear of offensive chants(if racism is an issue in this day and age just imagine what would be directed at openly gay players) is one of the biggest issues anyone would consider before coming out.

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NDGAARONDI

Considering the putalence of a sizeable minority of football fans I don't think it's in the interest of homosexual footballers to declare their orientation, not that they should have to because it's none of my business.

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Ruthless_Aggression

I reckon they'll have retired before they come out. Can't see a footballer admitting to being gay whilst still playing in fear of the wrath of the crowd.

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SelfishGiant

According to this article which was in the Guardian G2 a month or so ago (which is a very interesting read on the matter), Justin Fashanu is the only professional English footballer to come out as gay.

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voodoomagic

SelfishGiant

It's not a surprise. It wouldn't be in the footballers interest to come out, the amount of abuse they'd receive from opposition. Some of the stuff chanted about players only suspected of being gay such as Sol Campbell and Graeme Le Saux is bad enough.
It's more likely to be a senior player who's career is declining - as was the case with Gareth Thomas - or a retired player who's going to come out first and then we might see it slowly happen.
When the FA released their anti-homophobia campaign earlier this year Max Clifford said that he was aware of several gay players and strongly warned a couple of them against revealing their sexuality as it would've ruined their career.

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reems23

I don't see why any footballer should come out. It's nobodies business.

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werd123

There must be some gay fooballers surely. I know it doesn't really fit the image of football but being gay doesn't hugely fit the image of Rugby yet there are several gay rugby players I think, and that hasn't really caused any problems.

I'm not a football fan as such but I imagine the vast majority of football fans aren't homophobic and the vast majority of footballers aren't homophobic, and the only thing actually stopping gay footballers coming out is a percieved homophobia that is only there to an extent. Ofcourse there will be gay insults chanted at football matches, but there are racist ones too and thats never stopped black players playing football (although obviously racist and homophobic chants are something the FA seriously needs to address).

I think it'll take one footballer to come out to break the mould, and that'll open the floodgates to a degree.

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RobbieC

It is a little surprising that none have elected to take up that position as what would be a bit of an ambassador for young gay men who want to compete in the top levels of sport.

I guess that the nature of sport may mean that the majority would get forced out of it, by bullying or their own self loathing at a very low level. Unfortunate, but true.