Tag: Swiss

'If a single footballer or referee is helped and encouraged by me coming out, my coming out has paid off.' Pascal Erlachner has come out as gay. He is believed to be the first man in Swiss professional football to come out. The referee hopes that his coming out will start public discussion around the taboo of being gay in football. Erlachner came out in an interview with Swiss newspaper Blick. He explained he feels he can come out now as he is comfortable...