OutNews Global’s #ComeOut2Play campaign reached an incredible 40 million people today, thanks in part to last-minute help from Jeremy Corbyn. The Labour leader joined Sadiq Khan by signing up along with John Bishop, Alan Carr, Alison Moyet, Katie Price, Piers Morgan and many others in 399 cities around the world. The initiative […]
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“I have been asked by footballers whether or not they should come out and to be honest it’s not a question I can answer.” Amal Fashanu, niece of the first gay English footballer to come out says she’s talking to players who are worried about coming out. The 29-year-old daughter […]
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“Did I worry about him much at the time? Did I f***. Did I check on him? Did I f***. Do I wish I had? Yeah of course I do.” Former Everton keeper and Wales international, Neville Southall has told OutNews Global he regrets not doing more to help Justin Fashanu […]
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Four out of five British football fans would have no problem if a player came out as gay or bisexual. That’s according to a poll by fan-opinion platform Forza Football and Stonewall. The poll asked 50,000 supporters in 38 countries about their attitudes to inclusion and homophobic abuse. It comes as […]
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“The way to make change is to see gay and bi people out on the pitch.” The legendary former Everton goalkeeper and Wales international, Neville Southall has signed the #ComeOut2Play campaign. It makes him the first major professional footballer (current or past) to support the drive to help gay and bi […]
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“Many don’t want to be the first and I think therein lies the problem of out gay footballers in a nutshell.” The #ComeOut2Play campaign has received support from political figures such as Labour shadow minister Dawn Butler, David Lammy MP and Sarah Brown and celebrities including John Bishop, Alan Carr, Katie […]
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Support #ComeOut2Play now and show gay and bi footballers your support With the #ComeOut2Play campaign gathering momentum and supporters, Nora Calder lists some of the sporting trailblazers who chose to come out. Nobody should ever be pressured to come out if they don’t want to. Our campaign sends the message that if someone does feel […]
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In an extraordinary show of support, the English Football League, representing 72 English football clubs, has given its backing to the #ComeOut2Play campaign. The campaign aims to help gay and bi footballers to come out if they want to with a message being shared by millions on social media, saying: “When a […]
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Politicians and celebrities have given their support to the #ComeOut2Play campaign, which has already reached more than 23 million people. In total an extraordinary 23,895,465 people have recognised the need to support gay and bi male footballers in the British game who are too afraid to come out. The Thunderclap Campaign has […]
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Middlesbrough Football Club have become the first team to give their official support to OutNews Global’s #ComeOut2Play campaign. Sign up to show your support for LGBT footballers here. The team tweeted this morning, saying: “#Boro are committed to promoting equality and diversity and we are proud to support #ComeOut2Play.” #Boro are committed […]
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