Blackpool footballer comes out as gay

Blackpool footballer comes out as gay

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bitchstewie

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50,778 posts

209 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Must admit when I saw this my first reaction was "so what?" but reading a little further this seems like it's still a bit of a no go area in professional football.

Jake Daniels: Blackpool player says coming out is 'a massive relief'

That takes some massive guts to do at 17 years old clap

Rufus Stone

6,064 posts

55 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Who cares!

A500leroy

5,085 posts

117 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Good lad

Electro1980

8,248 posts

138 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Football still has a serious problem with homophobia. Very brave of him and I applaud him for the courage.

Countdown

39,690 posts

195 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Rufus Stone said:
Who cares!
I'm sure he cares, plus it's going to encourage all the others who feel they've got to live a lie.


SlimJim16v

5,617 posts

142 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Let's hope he gets full support from his team and their fans.

Challo

10,043 posts

154 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Rufus Stone said:
Who cares!
Its a huge deal in professional men's sports. Do you know many other gay footballers or rugby players?

Given the macho image footballers portray you hope he gets the support from the club and his team mates.

rjfp1962

7,608 posts

72 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Good luck to him.. Should't have to live through his whole career not being who he really is..

Sheets Tabuer

18,897 posts

214 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Hats off to the lad, brave move in the world of football.

Before anyone starts I asked my gay son and he didn't know either but will he continue to use the same changing rooms?

andyA700

2,607 posts

36 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Very brave, the best of luck to him.

gregs656

10,818 posts

180 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Hopefully a premium league player follows suit.

Stuart70

3,910 posts

182 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Well done to the lad.

As someone else said, I hope this starts a change in football culture, with others feeling able to declare their sexuality if they wish to.

williamp

19,213 posts

272 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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It says a lot about football that he felt the need to "come out". Was a newspaper trying to announce this as a story??

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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It is a shame that there is such an issue in football that this is news.

bad company

18,483 posts

265 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Jasandjules said:
It is a shame that there is such an issue in football that this is news.
That’s what I was about to say. I don’t see anything newsworthy here.

Driver101

14,376 posts

120 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Jasandjules said:
It is a shame that there is such an issue in football that this is news.
It's hardly an issue just related to football.


gregs656

10,818 posts

180 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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bad company said:
That’s what I was about to say. I don’t see anything newsworthy here.
First UK professional footballer to come out before retirement in 3 decades, seems like news to me.

smn159

12,446 posts

216 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Sheets Tabuer said:
will he continue to use the same changing rooms?
Why wouldn't he?

gregs656

10,818 posts

180 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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smn159 said:
Why wouldn't he?
And he felt like it was a good idea to ask his gay son that question, apparently spin

Antony Moxey

8,016 posts

218 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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As has been said already, it's newsworthy because he's a professional footballer. The only other pro footballer that I can recall ever announcing he was gay was Justin Fashanu, and that was (I think) back in the 90s.Good on the lad, hope people treat him as they would anyone else - it's 2022, not 1972.