I'm not sure of that. We know that gay men and women are both under and over represented in different aspects of life where it is normal to be open about your sexuality. It wouldn't shock me if the stereotypes of lesbians being overrepresented in sport and gay men underrepresented are somewhat true. Obviously there will be a load of gay men playing professional football, regardless of what the percentage is it's definitely an awful lot more than one bloke in Australia, mind.
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It's so funny that it's considered a macho sport, when most athletes in a lot of other sports (cycling, basketball, rugby, American Football, boxing, mma, etc) would say it's a sport for pussies.
And a lot of the top players aren't exactly your typical hardboiled tough guys (Ronaldo, Neymar, Griezman, Salah, Hazard, etc)
Anyway, hope that there comes a time when it really isn't news anymore to come out.
Think it might be more about the culture of the sport that makes it viewed as macho. A bunch of lads getting together down the pub and sinking pints of Stella watching the game while calling everyone a cnut. That sort of thing.
Fair play to the lad. Shows a lot of courage to put himself out there in this fashion when he could just be sat at home collecting royalties from his putting challenge.
Fair play to Josh for coming out and only 21 as well. Hope he goes on to have a great career.
Great to see load of players and clubs sending him messages of support
Great to see load of players and clubs sending him messages of support
By the far the worst post in this thread, which took some doing.
Good on him. I saw Pique posted a tweet in support of him. It would be nice for other high profile players to do the same.
The drain dwellers of society are naturally going to crawl out of their cracks and attack him, whether directly or in the passive aggressive “Who cares? I don’t tell people I’m straight! This shouldn’t be news” way, but I would like to hope he will have ample support following this.
The drain dwellers of society are naturally going to crawl out of their cracks and attack him, whether directly or in the passive aggressive “Who cares? I don’t tell people I’m straight! This shouldn’t be news” way, but I would like to hope he will have ample support following this.
I remember thosewhat an inspiration
a great response from people and clubs in the game, too
a great response from people and clubs in the game, too
We are in 2021 and there are still a few narrow minded souls who think in binaries and absolutes. Must be sad being so intellectually impoverished.
Hope Josh attains the respect he deserves for his football and willingness to broach difficult subjects (that shouldn't be difficult in the first place).
Hope Josh attains the respect he deserves for his football and willingness to broach difficult subjects (that shouldn't be difficult in the first place).
Well done to Josh Cavallo. I hope that his friends, family and teammates all support him through what will be a whirlwind of media coverage.
It’s a very telling moment, because the response on social media and in newspapers will likely convince other gay footballers to either also come out, or decide that the response is not worth it. I really hope it’s the former, because the world is definitely ready for these things. Sure, it’ll be difficult, and there will always be idiots like the person a few pages back, but I genuinely believe that most people have it in them to be decent, kind and compassionate and I hope that Josh decision proves to be one that changes his life forever for the better.
It’s a very telling moment, because the response on social media and in newspapers will likely convince other gay footballers to either also come out, or decide that the response is not worth it. I really hope it’s the former, because the world is definitely ready for these things. Sure, it’ll be difficult, and there will always be idiots like the person a few pages back, but I genuinely believe that most people have it in them to be decent, kind and compassionate and I hope that Josh decision proves to be one that changes his life forever for the better.
To be fair the point is other bits of news ARE actual news. Someone's sexual orientation really shouldn't be news if society was as civilized as people claim it should be. I think it just places an unnecessary target on people's back. For it will always come across like they are getting special treatment from society. Then with the current frustrations most societies have been with since corvid 19 showed up as a pandemic, people are just dying for a scape goat to latch on to attack.
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I can see why many feel that way. I just get surprised to see it in societies where it's legal and normalized to be known that way. One would think there, there would never be reason to hide.
Well done Josh, this can help others not only on high level sports but small kids who are struggling to come out and needs a role model to help them. This can save lives.
On a sidenote in the discussion that football is a macho sport. I do not feel like its a macho sport when grown men lie on the grass looking like they were shot after someone barely touched them. But that is my opinion.
On a sidenote in the discussion that football is a macho sport. I do not feel like its a macho sport when grown men lie on the grass looking like they were shot after someone barely touched them. But that is my opinion.
I thought the Newcastle tweet supporting him was very much peak 2021.
It’s legal and normalised in the U.K. but homophobia is still rife (our PM referred to gay people as ‘tank-topped bumboys’)
and then you get people being attacked for being who they are.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-58345367
That’s a shame. Is an easy wank though.
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Considering that there is probably 3-6% of the population with almost exclusvie same-sex attraction (even if it's very hard to determine), it means there's roughly 1 player per team (no reason for it to be different in football). I can't begin to comprehend how hard it must be to hide that for all your carreer/life. This is pretty sad, there's still a very long way to go.
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Anyone seen 'The Dissident' documentation? Saudi Twitter farms seem to be a thing.
“Your face like shit and you are gay want dick in your ass.... your mother”
Sounds like that newbie who keeps coming back trying to tell us about practical solutions
Sounds like that newbie who keeps coming back trying to tell us about practical solutions
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp....-of-stoking-homophobia-after-pundits-outburst
It’s going to take a long time for the football world (in the men’s game particularly) to be accepting of the lgbtq community.
It’s disapo but shows why it’s important to keep the rainbow flag flying.
It’s going to take a long time for the football world (in the men’s game particularly) to be accepting of the lgbtq community.
It’s disapo but shows why it’s important to keep the rainbow flag flying.
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Sad that players still do not feel comfortable openly stating their sexuality, in fear of judgement or abuse they may receive because of it.
The sport is continuing to send a strong message supporting equality, but as we all know the message has been focussed predominantly on racial issues (an important one I may add, in case someone misinterprets me saying it isn't).
Perhaps integrating the message of taking the knee, which is aimed at tackling racial injustice, with other discriminatory issues can help those players feel more comfortable in coming out, rather than living in fear of the repercussions.
Reading Evra's interview about the number of gay players he played with over the years, yet told them to keep quiet in case of backlash raises the question further.
The sport is continuing to send a strong message supporting equality, but as we all know the message has been focussed predominantly on racial issues (an important one I may add, in case someone misinterprets me saying it isn't).
Perhaps integrating the message of taking the knee, which is aimed at tackling racial injustice, with other discriminatory issues can help those players feel more comfortable in coming out, rather than living in fear of the repercussions.
Reading Evra's interview about the number of gay players he played with over the years, yet told them to keep quiet in case of backlash raises the question further.
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Is this true?
Soy don't know
Came here to post about the Casillas tweet. People seem to be mixed as to whether to take it seriously or if it is a joke. Puyol's reply muddies the waters further too...
its in bad taste and won’t go down well if they are taking the piss.
Why would they even think it would go down well?! The only circumstance it would possibly be construed as a 'joke' would be if it was in response to some ridiculous rumours in a Spanish tabloid for example but it doesn't appear that that is the case?
It’s highly unlikely it’s them and not some 14 year olds who got into their accounts
You're asking as if Casillas is a poster here.
Or maybe he is, how did the tweet get here 4 minutes after it was tweeted? Wtf.