TotallyOz Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 Rugby League player Keegan Hirst became the first British professional in the code to openly come out as gay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJiOr3XqUAI Theolover 1 Quote
Guest callipygian Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 Congratulations Keegan Hirst! But honestly, at such a young age has he been living under a rock? Quote
Members msclelovr Posted August 19, 2015 Members Posted August 19, 2015 I'm glad he's come out. He's had a lot of good support in the UK media. I think it's still very difficult for professional sportsmen to come out if they are active in a very macho sport. As regards Callipygian's question, I don't think his coming out at age 27 is so unusual. He plays for a team in a small town in northern England, was married until very recently and has fathered 2 children. In one interview, he commented that he felt his gay feelings were just a phase, and he wasn't even aware of any gay people in his town! Quote
Members Theolover Posted August 23, 2015 Members Posted August 23, 2015 loved watching that. thanks for sharing Quote
