Soccer star Josh Cavallo digs his cleats into homophobes who hide behind screen names
Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.On Sunday, Cavallo published those ugly messages, along with a heartfelt statement.“I share my life via this social media platform to help individuals grow around the world.
To feel empowered in their own skin. To be comfortable with the person they wish to be,” he wrote. “I’m hand on heart so proud of how much my football club and the LGBTQIA+ community have grown in the world of football but we have to remember there is still a huge amount of work left.”He added, “We are in 2023 and this behaviour can be more harmful than you think.
Two years on from my coming out journey and I go through my everyday life being reminded how people wish me dead. To all you social media platforms, all I have to say to you is do better.”On the following slide, Cavallo posted 11 hateful Instagram comments, in which users call for him to be placed in a “mental asylum” and sent to hell.
Another person said they hope Cavallo is “disabled for the rest of his life.”A post shared by J O S H C A V A L L O (@joshua.cavallo)There’s a belief out there that publicly out figures are better off ignoring anti-LGBTQ+ insults, and carrying on with their days.
