Italian Association ANDDOS invites Anton Hysén to Rome
ANDDOS (Italian Association against sexual orientation discrimination) applauds and shares the coming out of Swedish football player, Anton Hysén, and invite him to Rome for having promoted the campaign of education to the differences in football: sports can be an important messenger of values against homophobia: we hope that other sportsmen will follow the example of Hysen for the LGBT community.
Anton Hysén became the first man to come out in more than 20 years within the world of football. He broke the taboo in sports. Some people who are homophobic don’t even know a gay person. It’s all about preconceptions. The presence of homophobia also in football has not been extinguished.
Anton Hysén is the gay football player who chose freedom. Freedom forever: he is an example for all people, not just for sportsmen.
ANDDOS says no to homophobia and shares the coming out also in sports, supporting those who want openly reveal his homosexuality. The family is very important for every person, especially for gay people: with a strong family around him, Hysén has grown into a confident and aspiring young man who quickly realised that his life would never be the same.
So ANDDOS wants to live in a society where all people are respected and considered without differences. With equals rights for all people! We are a non-profit association founded in July 2012: we promote a positive image of homosexuality in society, as well as to uphold the civil rights and the freedom of LGBTQI community.
Their mission is to support the creation of safe environments where people can find protection, openly reveal their sexuality and, through interaction with others, find the courage to “come out” and participate in the social life.
One of ANDDOS’s main priorities is the fight against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases by distributing condoms in their clubs and by giving precise information about sexually transmitted diseases. ANDDOS has 62 clubs in 12 regions with 115.000 members in Italy.