Out Soccer Star Josh Cavallo Calls Out Antigay Abuse and Death Threats
made history in October when he became the first active professional soccer player in the world to come out as gay.The Australian soccer player, who plays for Adelaide United, added that Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc.
should do more to fight online abuse.“To Instagram I don’t want any child or adult to have to receive the hateful and hurtful messages that I've received,” Cavallo wrote. “I knew truly being who I am that I was going to come across this.
It’s a sad reality that your platforms are not doing enough to stop these messages.” In response to the messages sent to Cavallo, which have included death threats, Adelaide United has approached South Australia Police to investigate, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.Australia’s soccer league is already conducting its own investigation into the abuse thrown at Cavallo at the game this weekend.
It's said it will ban anyone identified as hurling the insults and slurs from future games.Adelaide’s chief executive Nathan Kosmina said the homophobic abuse has taken a toll on Cavallo.“He’s a real resilient young man.
