Gay footballer to live tweet during England game in Ukraine protest
The first openly gay footballer in Europe is to live tweet during tonight’s Euro 2012 clash between England and the Ukraine as part of a campaign to raise awareness of an anti-gay crackdown in the tournament co-hosts. Marcus Urban played for German second division team Rot-Weiß Erfurt in the 1990s, but came out as gay
The first openly gay footballer in Europe is to live tweet during tonight’s Euro 2012 clash between England and the Ukraine as part of a campaign to raise awareness of an anti-gay crackdown in the tournament co-hosts.
Marcus Urban played for German second division team Rot-Weiß Erfurt in the 1990s, but came out as gay man at a time when it was almost unheard of for a footballer.
Despite it being more accepted now to be a gay man, there are still no openly gay players in all the teams at Euro 2012, digitalspy.ie reports.