Tag: coming out
Changing attitudes among young footballers towards gay teammates
Young footballers on the verge of becoming professionals are now much more likely to be supportive of gay teammates than a decade ago, according to new research from sociologists at the universities of Kent and Winchester.
‘Hold Putin to account at G20 and Council of Europe’, MEPs say
Members of the European Parliament are calling on EU leaders and the Council of Europe to denounce Russia’s increasingly forceful crackdown against minorities.
Nickelodeon Star Comes Out as Gay on Internet Video
It’s not everyday that a fellow comes out as gay while in bed with a woman, but that’s how Nickelodeon star Lucas Cruikshank chose to share the news.
Gay hotshot exits closet to shame ‘honour culture’
A rising politician and son of Assyrian refugees from Iraq made waves in Sweden on Monday by coming out as a homosexual, and renouncing the “honour culture” that had previously kept him in the closet.
Ethnic minorities face difficulty ‘coming out’
Being straight is often the only acceptable sexual orientation in some cultures but a new nationwide forum wants to help more gay, bisexual and transgender people break the news to their family.
Robbie Rogers: why coming out as gay meant I had to leave football
In February the former Leeds winger revealed his sexuality, then walked away from the game. In Robbie Rogers first interview since that decision, he explains his anger, and his hopes for the future.