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Out & Abouts nyheder ... homonyheder fra ind- og udland.
Homo-rugbyspiller overhældt med homofobiske tilråb
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Den åbne homoseksuelle walisiske rugby spiller, Gareth Thomas føler sig såret over den behandling, han har fået af rygbyligaens fans efter, han er sprunget ud.
Gareth Thomas, der sidste år blev den første professionelle britiske rugby spiller, der var åben om sin homoseksualitet, blev under en super league kamp udsat for grove homofobiske slagsange og tilråb.
Den tidligere kaptajn for Wales rugbylandshold fortæller til avisen Daily Mail, at han ikke var tryg ved at spille kampen.
”Jeg er jo også kun et menneske, og det jeg kunne høre fansene råbe, sårede mig faktisk en del”, beretter Thomas.
Nu får Thomas dog støtte fra den engelske rugby ligaorganisation. De lover tiltag mod de klubber, hvor fansene optræder homofobisk.
Flere fans støtter dog stadig Thomas. De har fortalt rugbyspilleren, at flere forsøgte at stoppe de homofobiske sange og tilråb.
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Mathias
7/5-2010 kl. 13:33
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I only have one comment to this.
Gareth, if they are fans they wouldnt put you down like this.
If they were honest fans, then they would support you no matter who you are. You have to remember that, yes, you are human. And that you stand by who YOU are, should make all of your fans proud!
Just keep going!
Yours truely. An Admirer
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Andrea
8/5-2010 kl. 21:49
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Well, actually the news is not correctly reported.
After his coming out, Gareth Thomas moved from Rugby Union to Rugby League (which is another sport, with different rules). During one game in Northern England with his new team, Gareth became object of homophobic comments by SOME members of the crowd, supporters of the opponent team.
Gareth only said that he was hurt by such comments, but it is not true that ALL the crowd and ALL the supporters of Rugby league are homophobic.
Actually rugby in all his variants (union, league, australian football, rugby 7, beach rugby) is one of the most accepting sport, because of his low profile and attention to differences (on the pitch and outside).
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Ole
12/5-2010 kl. 13:43
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Husk at blive ven med Gareth på facebook! |
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Andrea
12/5-2010 kl. 19:29
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[http://www.timesonline.co.uktarget="_blank">Article]
“It’s been life-changing in every sense,” Gareth Thomas said. “I realised when I came out that the spotlight would be on me and also in moving to rugby league, but it’s shown the sporting world that union players can cross to league and that there are no hang-ups about sexuality in union and league, for which I take my hat off to everyone in both codes.”
There was the difficulty of homophobic insults from a minority of the crowd at Castleford, for which the club apologised. Otherwise, Thomas has encountered only warmth and generosity from league’s northern public, which he equates to the “down-to-earth, passion and spirit” of the Welsh rugby community, which before union went professional in 1995 was used to players taking the money trail northwards. |
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