Jake Daniels, Gay Footballer.

**Insidious** · 18th May 2022, 06:08 PM

The fact that this is even a "story" says a lot about how a certain chunk of society needs to evolve. Loads of women in the game are "out" and nobody bats an eye-lid.

In certain circles homosexuality is a very "safe" thing, but not Football. He is taking a calculated risk with this and hopefully it gives others the chance to follow.

Kudos to him.

**southernboy** · 18th May 2022, 06:27 PM

He's a very brave young man, no doubt about that. He'll get absolutely slaughtered from the terraces unfortunately. I doubt many, if any more players come out.

**vin** · 18th May 2022, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by southernboy

He's a very brave young man, no doubt about that. He'll get absolutely slaughtered from the terraces unfortunately. I doubt many, if any more players come out.

He'll also be the poster boy for gay footballers and probably raise his profile and make a load of money. Just to be clear, I'm not saying that was his driver but it's certainly a positive externality. I also think that he'll get a torrid time and a load of abuse from some fans

**Daffydd** · 18th May 2022, 07:03 PM

When I heard a professional footballer had revealed himself as gay I assumed it would be a 30+ year old about to retire, not a teenager with his whole career ahead of him. Meanwhile one of his teammates has deleted some old homophobic tweets.

In other news Paris St-Germain's Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye reportedly refused to play in a match to avoid wearing a rainbow symbol in support of LGBTQ+ rights. Crystal Palace's Cheikhou Kouyate and Watford's Ismaila Sarr have posted on social media in apparent support of their Senegal team-mate's stance. (Homosexuality is illegal in Senegal)