The Advocate in June about his decision to come out as gay, he ignited a global dialogue about being out in sports.Following our interview, Beattie sat down for an interview with Inside with The Advocate to discuss the response he received from fans around the world as well as how it impacted his personal life.“I made the decision a few months ago that I was going to go on the journey, firstly, of setting myself free,” Beattie says. “On a personal level, that was the end [goal] for me.”The soccer star — whose professional career spans over a decade in professional leagues across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Asia — is the third male professional player in British sports history to come out after Justin Fashanu in 1990.