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Anton Hysen Reveals That He's Gay

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  • #52
    shotamoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭shotamoose


    Because a footballer being openly gay is so incredibly rare that it is "news". Hopefully some time soon it will no longer be.


  • #53
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    It'd probably be news if a big star International player (eg Ashley Cole - who's definetly not gay btw) came out and admitted he was gay. A story about some 4th division Swede doesn't really have much punch to it no matter how rare it may be. In fact I'm sure the story wouldn't have even got this far if the guy wasn't the son of Glenn Hysen. People would just be going "who?" and dumping the story rather than pushing it on the grounds of it being some sort of rarity.


  • #54
    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    I never thought I'd see the day when a GAA player would come out, so maybe a high profile football player doing the same isnt that far away.


  • #55
    Renn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    dreamers75 wrote: »
    Glenn Hysen was Awesome, one of my "im him" players from the 80s.

    Excellent and relevant first reply :cool:


  • #56
    greendom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    SeantheMan wrote: »
    Why is someone being gay worthy of a thread ?

    It's not that he's gay that's the issue but that he was brave enough to come out.

    Becuase gay footballers are afraid to come out. Football clubs don't seem to have kept pace with society in terms of discrimination in this area. It's an issue that needs resolving and the more players that are brave enough to do it the better


  • #57
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    It took a bit of courage to do that, I'm sure plenty are still left in the closet unwilling to take a similar step. Someone's sexual orientation should not be an issue in Football, but for many it is.


  • #58
    event
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,073 ✭✭✭✭event


    eagle eye wrote: »
    I don't get why its such a big deal when somebody comes out and says they are gay.

    well the last (and only) player to do so in england was justin fashanu.

    when he came out, numerous former colleagues slated him, saying "gays" had no place in team sport. his own brother disowned him.

    its a massive deal and one which should be applauded. the fact that numerous men cant come out due to fear of abuse from colleagues, supporters and news papers is very sad IMO. anyone who does come out, no matter what division should be applauded.


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