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  • The unnamed “gay footballer” says he’s not strong enough to come out

    The unnamed “gay footballer” says he’s not strong enough to come out

    An unnamed, UK championship footballer has taken to Twitter to say that he thought he was strong enough to come out, but now says he was wrong.

    The unnamed “gay footballer” has taken to Twitter to say “I thought I was stronger. I was wrong.” It comes after he announced that he planned to come out on the 24th July 2019.

    https://twitter.com/FootballerGay/status/1153719153557233665

    Since starting the account the footbaler has become a bit of Twitter sensation and would be the first out, and still contracted, UK footballer since Justin Fashanu in 1990.

    As of yet, nobody knows who the account is run by, but it is thought that the footballer is a high profile player for one of main clubs in the Championship. His account now has tens of thousands of followers.

    He went on to say, “I’m not strong enough to do this. Just remember that I’ve got feelings, without coming out I can’t convince anybody otherwise, but this isn’t a hoax. I wouldn’t do that”.

    https://twitter.com/FootballerGay/status/1153724088160006144

    On the 21st July the user simply tweeted, “24.07.19 ?️‍?” – believed to be a signal as to when the player had planned to come out officially. The account has been active for weeks, in his profile he has his description set to: “I’m a professional footballer, currently playing in The Championship. I will reveal my identity soon, but I am a PROUD gay man”.

    As of time of publish the date was still pinned to the top of his profile.

    https://twitter.com/FootballerGay/status/1152904677069066240

    Scores of people have commented on the post with a mix of people calling the account a “hoax” while others reamained encouraging, with one saying “You CAN do this, goddammit! I came out in the south in the USA in the late 90’s. Was called horrible things, list friends. Life is AMAZING today! We, as Gay men have a responsibility to young people! We MUST end the shame! You are VALID, ENOUGH, STRONG! Rooting for you!!”

     

  • The unnamed “gay footballer” has set a date for when he’s coming out

    The unnamed “gay footballer” has set a date for when he’s coming out

    An unnamed, UK championship footballer has set a date when he plans to come out – becoming the first high profile footballer, still playing, to do so in nearly 30 years.

    He’s become a bit of Twitter sensation, but the unnamed footballer, has set a date to become the first out, and still contracted, UK footballer since Justin Fashanu in 1990.

    As of yet, nobody knows who the account is run by, but it is thought that the footballer is a high profile player for one of main clubs in the Championship. His account now has tens of thousands of followers.

    On the 21st July the user simply tweeted, “24.07.19 ?️‍?” – believed to be a signal as to when the player plans to come out officially. The account has been active for weeks, in his profile he has his description set to: “I’m a professional footballer, currently playing in The Championship. I will reveal my identity soon, but I am a PROUD gay man”.

    https://twitter.com/FootballerGay/status/1152904677069066240

    Speaking about his decision to come out, the player said that he hopes his coming out will be a “catalyst for change”  saying, ‘I am thinking of those involved in professional football who are similarly positioned. My hope is that they can take comfort and hope from such disclosure and can feel suitably empowered to, if desirable, reach the same decision.

    “I have heard from numerous people who have stated that their sexuality stopped them from being involved in football. That they didn’t believe the two could co-exist.

    “I don’t want anybody in the future to feel that way, and with the work being done throughout the sport. I hope this can be the catalyst for change.’

  • YouTuber Daniel Howell comes out as gay

    YouTuber Daniel Howell comes out as gay

    The YouTuber Daniel Howell has come out for Pride month.

    In a video which he titled, “Basically I’m Gay” YouTuber, Daniel Howell, has come out to his 6.5 million followers. Speaking in the 45-minute video, Howell said, “We live in a heteronormative world… what this means is that most people are presumed to be straight so, if you’re not, at some point you have to come out.

    “So yep, I’m here, I’m queer and don’t worry, I’m still filled with existential fear.”

    The celeb, who has over 6 million subscribers on YouTuber and has had over 650 million views, apparently came out to his family via email a month earlier, he said, “I literally just sent them an email saying: ‘Hello gang. I’ve been meaning to talk to you all for a while, something quite important that should be disclosed at some point,

    “‘I thought I would around Christmas, then Mum’s birthday, then last Easter Sunday etc but every time I meant to, I either felt like I would ruin the mood on the day or I just felt awkward and didn’t want to.

    “‘So I decided to just email you all instead which is really inappropriate and just weird, but that somehow seems appropriate for me and at least I’ll just finally say it. Basically I’m gay,”

    His video has been watched almost 4 million times since it was uploaded!

  • Hunky Country Music star comes out in new music vid

    Hunky Country Music star comes out in new music vid

    Cameron Hawthorn becomes one of the latest country music stars to come out.

    The Country music singer, Cameron Hawthorn has used his latest music video to “Dancing In The Living Room” to reveal to his fans that he’s in a relationship with another man.

    In the video, a range of couples are seen romantically dancing in their own homes and one of the couples happens to be Cameron and his partner, who join together and slow dance in their very own living room.

    “I remember always thinking how special it was to dance freely with my boyfriend in the living room of our apartment,” he tells The Advocate.

    “Being gay, it’s not as easy to dance as a couple in public together as it is for a straight couple. I wanted to express how special that moment is for a couple when it’s just the two of you in the privacy of your own four walls.”

    Cameron joins a handful of out Country singers including, Billy Gillman and Ty Herndon who both came out in 2014. In the early 20-teens, Steve Grand made global headlines when he became the first male country singer to come out as gay.

  • TV star Ryan Sampson comes out by calling out homophobes

    TV star Ryan Sampson comes out by calling out homophobes

    And showing off his boyfriend…

    Boom and boom! TV star Ryan Sampson, best known for his role in the comedy, Plebs has come out in an Instagram post where he revealed that somebody tried to engage him in “homophobic banter”.

    The star decided the best way to deal with the message was to come out and at the same time reveal his boyfriend. He wrote, “Hi y’all. So. I was on Instagram and I looked at my direct messages and it turned out someone was trying to rope me in to some (pretty creaky) homophobic banter. Huh! So, for clarity, here’s a pic of me and the boyf. Just to, y’know… straighten that one out. As it were”.

    Fans were quick so show their appreciation of the couple, One fan wrote, “How gorgeous are you two together! Go, Ryan! As for your reply, I feel sad you’ve had to do this to try and shut someone up. It’s your life, live it love it, enjoy that beautiful boyfriend of yours and forget the bigots with empty lives.”

    Another continued, “How gorgeous you two are! Can I make you matching hats? Taught myself to crochet so they might be ready for next winter. Would defo suit you! Love to you both. Hope you’re long in love.”

    Another person tweeted, “You two look bloody lovely. Now show us the rest of him not hiding behind your huge muscles”.

    Ryan is also known for playing numerous roles in the comedy sketch show Glitchy. He also starred in the Netflix hit The Crown and two episodes of Doctor Who.

     

  • Disney busts down the closet door with character coming out openly as gay

    Disney busts down the closet door with character coming out openly as gay

    Disney has always been a little bit, gay, but now one character is proudly out and has actually said it.

    Times are changing at Disney as a character formerly comes out and announces “I’m gay!” No more closeted nods to the LGBT+ community, nope we have a fully fledged gayer in Disneyverse.

    Now, the likelihood of you knowing the character in question is pretty unlikely unless you spend time watching the Disney channel show, Andi Mack, but the character Cyrus Goodman became the very first Disney character to utter the words, I’m Gay.

    Embed from Getty Images

    The character is played by Joshua Rush who is 16, although his character is just 13 in the series.

    In the episode, Cyrus finds the courage to come out to his friend Jonah while describing the food at a wake for his grandmother. He utters the words:

    “That’s gefilte fish—skip that,” he warns before blurting out, “and I’m gay.”

    After a slight pause, Jonah replies “Yeah? Okay, cool.”

    Watch it here

     

    Taking to Twitter, Joshua said that working on the show was a blessing before adding that it was a “milestone” for the character.

    https://twitter.com/JoshuaRush/status/1093896662982914048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1093896662982914048&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.queerty.com%2Fwatch-first-disney-character-ever-say-im-gay-20190211

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  • Take That’s Howard is open to pansexuality

    Take That’s Howard is open to pansexuality

    Pop star Howard Donald has revealed that he’s open to pansexuality.

    Take That’s Howard Donald has revealed that he’s into the idea of being pansexual to 49,400 fans on an Instagram post. According to The Mirror, the 50-year-old star, who has been married to a cis-gender woman for four years said, that he was inspired by fellow popstar Christine And The Queens, who also identifies as pansexual – saying, “Christine And The Queens, she’s a pansexual, I’ve read. Pansexual sounds good. Maybe I should be pansexual”.

    “And let’s face it, women look at other women sometimes and think, ‘Ooh yeah, she’s tasty, I fancy her’

    “I’ve looked at men before and thought, ‘Oh yeah, I fancy him, he’s a good-looking guy. I wish I looked like that’.

    “You can still be attracted to men and still be attracted to women . . . as well as women, sorry.”

    What is pansexuality?

    Recently THEGAYUK.com asked its readers to help define pansexuality. One reader, Alex, told us, that pansexuality meant, “Love without gender, connection without exclusion, and plenty of fish in the sea” while another, Eggy, wrote, “sexual attraction regardless of gender”. Sometimes the identity is known by its “hearts not parts” mentality.

    Howard then said that although he was happily married to his wife, he was “very open-minded” when it comes to pansexuality.

    Howard married his partner four years ago and together they have two children.

     

     

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  • Zoe Ball’s son just came out as bisexual

    Woody Cook has come out as bisexual

    The 18-year-old son of broadcaster, Zoe Ball has come out as bisexual in an interview with US Magazine, Boys By Girls. Speaking to the magazine, he said that at first, his mum, didn’t believe that he could be bisexual, revealing that she said, “You can’t be, you like girls?”.
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  • Celebs who came out as LGBT in 2019

    Celebs who came out as LGBT in 2019

    Here are all the LGBT stars who came out in 2019.

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  • Pro footballer comes out by introducing his boyfriend on Instagram

    Pro footballer comes out by introducing his boyfriend on Instagram

    Cool AF

    Former pro footballer Matt Pacifici has come out in peak 2019 style. With an introduction to his boyfriend on Instagram.

    Matt is a former player for the Columbus Crew team in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

    In the simple post on Instagram to his 6300 fans he wrote, “What do you mean “I didn’t tell you?”

    The 25-year-old sportsman had career in the major league but sadly sustained a major head injury during his first season and it ended his professional career.

    In an interview with OutSports.com, the player said that he feared that coming out sooner would have damaged his career further after suffering the head injury.

    He said, “Playing the part of the straight professional athlete was much more important to me at the time than being true to myself,”

    However since then he changed his mind adding, “When you’re in a relationship that makes you happy, and on social media you see people posting about their girlfriends, it feels weird not being a part of that

    “You want them to know. This relationship is the one that makes me the most happy ever in my life. The more people who come out, the easier it will be for other people to follow.”

    He follows in the footsteps of Robbie Rogers and Collin Martin for being some of the only out professional players.

  • Anthony Bowens comes out as gay

    Anthony Bowen now IDs as gay, not bisexual.

    Wrestler Anthony Bowens has come out, again. This time, he says he identifies as gay rather than bisexual. Previously the athlete identified as bi, but now says after some self-reflecting that he identifies more with being gay.

    In a series of social media posts, the sportsman wrote that the way in which he viewed himself had changed – especially in the last six months.

    Anthony first came out two years ago, when his YouTuber partner, Michael Pavano, introduced him to his fans as his boyfriend.

    He wrote: “In short, just about two years ago I came out as bisexual which was truly how I viewed myself at the time.

    “However, over the last 6 months or so I’ve started identify less and less with that label to the point where it doesn’t feel like it’s ‘me’ anymore.

    “As people move on in their lives, the way they view the world and themselves tends to change and I’m no different.

    “Which is why if you are to label me, I prefer to identify as gay. There will be a mixed range of reactions and I address each one of them in the video.”

     

    He continued that he still advocates for bisexuality saying, “I still advocate for bisexuality 100 percent, because that is what I identified myself as and it’s still what a lot of bisexual people identify themselves as. Everybody has their own way of figuring themselves out.”