Soccer player Jahmal Howlett-Mundle reflects on coming out in viral video three years ago
There are ONLY SIX out gay footballers out of 130,000 professional players worldwide! SHAME!https://t.co/3Sgj3DRXwzWhen soccer player Jahmal Howlett-Mundle came out as bisexual to his teammates in 2021, he was greeted with applause and support.
Three years later, the 27-year-old says the big moment was a turning point in his life. Howlett-Mundle recently reflected on the experience in an interview with Pink News. “I don’t know if I had any expectations about how far the reach would potentially get.
I’d be lying if I said that it didn’t change the trajectory of my life,” he said. Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“I didn’t necessarily know what the direction would look like, especially in the beginning.
But now I’m like, ‘Look, I am who I am, and I’ve revealed a part of myself that I wasn’t comfortable being before.””He continued, “I’m really, really glad that I did.”Playing in the seventh-tier Isthmian League, a regional semi-pro league in the U.K., Howlett-Mundle is one of the few out male soccer pro players in the world.
