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Jake Daniels this week became the first active professional footballer in the UK to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990. At 17 years old he said the experience made him feel ‘free’ and ‘confident’. Unfortunately, this is not a view shared by some footballers and one man playing in grassroots level in West London has said coming out to his team would ‘terrify’ him.
An LGBTQ+ football fan said they “can’t stop smiling” after a Blackpool player became the first professional in the men’s game to come out as gay in 30 years.
In a breathless few minutes, my gay football team’s WhatsApp group went from relative calm to a flurry of exclamation marks, clappy hands and heart emojis.
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has praised the bravery of Blackpool striker Jake Daniels after he became the first footballer in the UK since Justin Fashanu in 1990 to come out publicly as being gay.
Former Republic of Ireland captain David Meyler hopes Jake Daniels has broken down a huge barrier that will prevent gay footballers from "suffering in silence".
Gary Lineker has hailed the brave decision taken by Blackpool forward Jake Daniels to come out as gay and says his decision will encourage others to follow his path.
Openly gay footballer Josh Cavallo says it is a “wonderful feeling” to know his experience helped inspire Blackpool forward Jake Daniels to come out.
