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September 2nd, 2016, 3:45 PM
#1
Football's Coming Out - New Book Release
There's a new book coming out about my friend, teammate and former club Chairman about his life and journey in football.
I'm in it, though in what context I don't know. All I know is I've been included in the thanks and my name has been changed in the book itself.
Check it out.
http://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/sport-...-9780992658564
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September 2nd, 2016, 3:51 PM
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Will get this, nice one.
How close do you think football is to having a recognisable big name come out? And do you think it would be an issue? We've got a gay guy playing for us and he gets grief about it but only the same way everyone gets the piss taken out of them - obviously it's a much lower level but I can't imagine it would be completely different in professional football, it's still a group of young(ish) lads together in the dressing room.
What are/were your experiences of being gay in Sunday league? Your team were in the standard FA system rather than a gay-specific league weren't they?
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September 2nd, 2016, 4:00 PM
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Robbie Rogers, who plays for LA Galaxy (used to play for Leeds), is openly gay and has received LOTS of abuse this season from fans (mainly hispanic supporters yelling puto at him, although the MLS and clubs are doing what they can to stamp it out but he also was called a derogatory homophobic name by Richard Chaplow (ex-Pompey I think?) last month and he received...a two game ban.
Still a lot of work to be done. Sadly, I don't think an openly gay footballer in the English football system would last very long.
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September 2nd, 2016, 4:20 PM
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