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Why did he retire?
Chris Birch was also a rugby player, very macho and burly until a freak accident in a gym caused a stroke and he came out of it gay! He is now a hairdresser.
Good luck to him, what a relief it must be for him to be able to be himself openly and publicly. Rugby player Gareth Thomas took the plunge (pun not intended) when he came out and I was full of admiration for him.
Chris Birch was also a rugby player, very macho and burly until a freak accident in a gym caused a stroke and he came out of it gay! He is now a hairdresser.
Will this prompt more footballers to come out? Probably not, because of the thick, thuggish, prejudicial element among football supporters of certain clubs.
If others did come out, who would you expect them to be?
Unfortunately, some of the comments on this thread already suggest otherwise.Good lad. Not 100% sure why he felt the need to retire though. These days it'd be the very small minority that wouldn't be able to accept someone coming out, and I'd hope it would be them that would be subject to criticism, not the man/woman who refuses to live a lie. The more high profile sports stars/film and tv stars/musicians that come out as gay the better as far as I'm concerned. No need to hide it, not in 2013.
We live in the stone ages. Regardless of the more educated of us who won't abuse a gay footballer; the majority of delinquents in the crowd will.
Slightly off topic; who do we reckon IS actually gay in the English football leagues? I've heard rife speculation about Dean Ashton but not sure.
Appearance? Sorry didn't know you knew how I formed my opinions... Quite the talent you have there (being psychic) It was more a question to probe and gauge as to why certain footballers haven't come out. A la someone like Dean Ashton who isn't in football any more would have less incentive to keep his sexuality secret. (Not saying what I've heard is 100% correct)Who gives a shit and what purpose does guessing based on a players appearance ( because that's all you have to go on ) serve other than to reinforce the impression that being gay is something to gossip about and that gay men look or sound "different" .
Who gives a shit and what purpose does guessing based on a players appearance ( because that's all you have to go on ) serve other than to reinforce the impression that being gay is something to gossip about and that gay men look or sound "different" .