Tag: LGBT athletes
Closeted footballer reveals his coming-out date, and it’s sooner than you think
T-minus 24 hours! The gay footballer who’s been peeking out from the closet for the past few weeks is apparently making his big reveal on Wednesday, July 24.
On Sunday, July 21, he tweeted “24.07.19 ????.”
This still-anonymous Twitter account, purported to belong to a gay English Football League player, first got our attention with a July 5 announcement.
“I’m a professional footballer, playing for a club in the ,” that tweet read. “I will be revealing my identity soon, but I...
Gay pro footballer peeks out from behind the closet door
He’s coming out, and he wants the world to know. An anonymous Twitter user claiming to be a gay English Football League player says he’s getting ready to publicly come out and has been cluing in his loved ones in the meantime.
“I’m a professional footballer, playing for a club in the . I will be revealing my identity soon, but I am a proud gay man, hoping to break the mould,” the user wrote on July 5. “I am...
The 2 queerest teams made it to the Women’s World Cup final
The final match of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup happens tomorrow at 11 a.m. EST at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in France’s eastern Décines-Charpieu region. The two teams facing off — the U.S.A. and the Netherlands — both have the highest number of openly queer players, making their match possibly the queerest pro-soccer game of all time.
Outsports.com reports that each team has five players identifying as lesbian or bisexual, and the American team also has a queer coach.
Among...
Team Canada Steps Up To Host Pride House At Winter Olympics
"Team Canada is proud to embrace its diversity at Canada House."
Plans for a dedicated Pride House at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang fell through after activists in South Korea were unable to secure funding. But the Canadian Olympic Committee saved the day by hosting a Pride House within its Olympic Village pavilion.
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On the front door of Canada House, a welcoming message greets guests: “Within these walls where those with Olympics hearts come to gather, you are welcomed, accepted and...
