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First Openly Bisexual Player In Australian Football League Calls For Cultural Change
In almost 130 years of top-flight competition in Australia's homegrown football code, no past or active male player had publicly identified as bisexual or gay.
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World's 1st Openly-Gay Footballer Proposes To Partner At Adelaide United Stadium. See Pics
In 2021, Josh Cavallo received immense support on social media after coming out as the only known gay men's footballer playing in a top-flight league.
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Czech Footballer Jakub Jankto Comes Out As Gay
Sparta Prague said Jankto had previously told the club and his team-mates about his sexual orientation.
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French Sports Minister Wore Rainbow-Sleeved Pullover In Qatar
France's Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera wore a sweater with rainbow-coloured sleeves to France's World Cup quarter-final in Qatar on Saturday in a message of support for gay rights
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FIFA Spokesman Defends Gianni Infantino Over LGBTQ Rights On Eve Of World Cup
FIFA media chief Bryan Swanson, who is gay, insisted that all would be welcome at the Qatar World Cup
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Iker Casillas Says Account Hacked After Deleting Tweet Saying "I'm Gay"
Taking to Twitter, Iker Casillas had written in Spanish "I hope you respect me: I'm gay." However, he went on to delete the tweet within hours. and then issued a clarification.
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Blackpool's Jake Daniels Ends 32-Year Wait For Gay UK Male Footballer To Come Out
Blackpool teenager Jake Daniels' decision to come out as the first gay professional footballer in the UK men's game in more than 30 years was heralded as a historic moment
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FIFA World Cup: Gay Australian Footballer "Scared" To Play In Qatar
FIFA World Cup: Australian footballer Josh Cavallo, who came out as gay last month, has revealed he would be scared to play at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar because of the country's criminalisation of homosexuality.
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Australian Gay Footballer Josh Cavallo "Overwhelmed" By Support
Australian midfielder Josh Cavallo said that he was overwhelmed by the outpouring of global support after coming out as the only known gay men's footballer playing in a top-flight league.
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Australian Footballer Josh Cavallo Comes Out As Gay In A-League First
Cavallo, who has represented Australia at under-20 level, said he no longer wanted to keep his sexuality a secret.
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Euro 2020: No UEFA Action For Manuel Neuer's Rainbow Armband
UEFA have said they are stopping the review on Manuel Neuer wearing a rainbow-coloured captain's armband in solidarity with gay pride.
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Gay Qatari's Article Sparks Debate Over Welcoming Homosexuals During 2022 World Cup
Strict legal codes govern the tiny, gas-rich peninsula which has been urged by gay rights groups to accept homosexual fans during the World Cup in 2022 when Qatar becomes the first Middle Eastern to host the tournament
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Women's Football 'Lesbianism' Row Reflects Homophobia in Nigeria: Activists
A senior Nigerian football official's statement that sponsors were reluctant to back women's football in the country for a misconception that female footballers are "synonymous with lesbianism" has drawn widespread criticism
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Turkish Football Body Fined For Sacking Gay Referee
Football referee Halil Ibrahim Dincdag welcomed the ruling of the court as a victory for gay rights in Turkey and for efforts to combat homophobia in sports.
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Looking Into Possible Use of Gay Slur
Mexican fans taunted the opposing goalkeepers in Mexico's 1-0 victory over Cameroon last Friday and in Tuesday's 0-0 tie with Brazil with a traditional cheer that ends by shouting a word widely regarded as a derogatory term used against gays.
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First Openly Bisexual Player In Australian Football League Calls For Cultural Change
In almost 130 years of top-flight competition in Australia's homegrown football code, no past or active male player had publicly identified as bisexual or gay.
-
World's 1st Openly-Gay Footballer Proposes To Partner At Adelaide United Stadium. See Pics
In 2021, Josh Cavallo received immense support on social media after coming out as the only known gay men's footballer playing in a top-flight league.
-
Czech Footballer Jakub Jankto Comes Out As Gay
Sparta Prague said Jankto had previously told the club and his team-mates about his sexual orientation.
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French Sports Minister Wore Rainbow-Sleeved Pullover In Qatar
France's Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera wore a sweater with rainbow-coloured sleeves to France's World Cup quarter-final in Qatar on Saturday in a message of support for gay rights
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FIFA Spokesman Defends Gianni Infantino Over LGBTQ Rights On Eve Of World Cup
FIFA media chief Bryan Swanson, who is gay, insisted that all would be welcome at the Qatar World Cup
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Iker Casillas Says Account Hacked After Deleting Tweet Saying "I'm Gay"
Taking to Twitter, Iker Casillas had written in Spanish "I hope you respect me: I'm gay." However, he went on to delete the tweet within hours. and then issued a clarification.
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Blackpool's Jake Daniels Ends 32-Year Wait For Gay UK Male Footballer To Come Out
Blackpool teenager Jake Daniels' decision to come out as the first gay professional footballer in the UK men's game in more than 30 years was heralded as a historic moment
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FIFA World Cup: Gay Australian Footballer "Scared" To Play In Qatar
FIFA World Cup: Australian footballer Josh Cavallo, who came out as gay last month, has revealed he would be scared to play at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar because of the country's criminalisation of homosexuality.
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Australian Gay Footballer Josh Cavallo "Overwhelmed" By Support
Australian midfielder Josh Cavallo said that he was overwhelmed by the outpouring of global support after coming out as the only known gay men's footballer playing in a top-flight league.
-
Australian Footballer Josh Cavallo Comes Out As Gay In A-League First
Cavallo, who has represented Australia at under-20 level, said he no longer wanted to keep his sexuality a secret.
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Euro 2020: No UEFA Action For Manuel Neuer's Rainbow Armband
UEFA have said they are stopping the review on Manuel Neuer wearing a rainbow-coloured captain's armband in solidarity with gay pride.
-
Gay Qatari's Article Sparks Debate Over Welcoming Homosexuals During 2022 World Cup
Strict legal codes govern the tiny, gas-rich peninsula which has been urged by gay rights groups to accept homosexual fans during the World Cup in 2022 when Qatar becomes the first Middle Eastern to host the tournament
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Women's Football 'Lesbianism' Row Reflects Homophobia in Nigeria: Activists
A senior Nigerian football official's statement that sponsors were reluctant to back women's football in the country for a misconception that female footballers are "synonymous with lesbianism" has drawn widespread criticism
-
Turkish Football Body Fined For Sacking Gay Referee
Football referee Halil Ibrahim Dincdag welcomed the ruling of the court as a victory for gay rights in Turkey and for efforts to combat homophobia in sports.
-
Looking Into Possible Use of Gay Slur
Mexican fans taunted the opposing goalkeepers in Mexico's 1-0 victory over Cameroon last Friday and in Tuesday's 0-0 tie with Brazil with a traditional cheer that ends by shouting a word widely regarded as a derogatory term used against gays.
