August 18, 201511 yr Rugby League player Keegan Hirst became the first British professional in the code to openly come out as gay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJiOr3XqUAI
August 18, 201511 yr Congratulations Keegan Hirst! But honestly, at such a young age has he been living under a rock?
August 19, 201511 yr Active Members I'm glad he's come out. He's had a lot of good support in the UK media. I think it's still very difficult for professional sportsmen to come out if they are active in a very macho sport. As regards Callipygian's question, I don't think his coming out at age 27 is so unusual. He plays for a team in a small town in northern England, was married until very recently and has fathered 2 children. In one interview, he commented that he felt his gay feelings were just a phase, and he wasn't even aware of any gay people in his town!
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