2011 - Rugby player Gareth Thomas at an LGTB reception at No10 to launch new campaign to kick homophobia and transphobia out of sport. Photo By David Cameron and Gareth Thomas.jpg: ukhomeoffice derivative work: User:Tsange (File:David Cameron and Gareth Thomas.jpg) [CC-BY-2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
Gareth Thomas : Football in dark ages over homophobia
Football risks "being left in the dark ages" unless more is done to tackle homophobia in the game, ex-Wales rugby star Gareth Thomas has said.
Gareth Thomas came out as gay in 2009 after hiding his sexuality for years.
He admitted it almost drove him to suicide after his wife Jemma left him when he told her the truth.
Thomas said unless homophobia in football was “policed as stringently as racism is policed, then it will always be a problem”.