You the player are gay

Midfielder Cavallo was at Adelaide United four years ago when he became the only openly gay top-flight male professional footballer in the world. It was overwhelming. How has Cavallo been received in the dressing room at Peterborough Sports?

His emotional coming out video, entitled 'Josh's Truth',external went viral on social media. My favorite kojima tweet is him saying something like "many people complain about the lack of diversity and represention in my games, but there's a gay character in all my games and it's you, the player".

Cavallo quickly became a target of homophobic abuse by opposition fans. There are a lot of scary things that would come this person's way. Cavallo says the daily death threats and abusive messages have taken a toll on his mental health.

Absolutely not. But there are days when I lean on my fiance, Leighton, and he gets to see a lot that happens behind the scenes. J̶K̶ ̶R̶o̶w̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ Hideo Kojima Reveals That You, The Player, Were Gay All Along. This summer he left Australia to join non-league Peterborough Sports, who play in front of crowds of about in National League North, the sixth tier of English football.

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For my purposes, “Out” means confirmed by the player either in an interview or on their social media. But by coming out, this is what it brings. A young Cavallo developed his love of football by watching games on TV in Australia with his late grandfather John.

Here’s a complete list of all out gay players in the league, broken down by team. Cavallo was 21 and making a name for himself at Adelaide United in Australia's top flight when, with the support of his team-mates, he publicly came out.

In the world of football, being an openly gay player is a very toxic place. Cavallo's decision to reveal his sexuality helped prompt year-old Blackpool forward Jake Daniels to come out as the UK's only openly gay active male professional footballer in May However, there are no openly gay or bisexual players in the Premier League.

It's disgusting. Liverpool were one of many high-profile clubs around the world to express support for Cavallo, with then manager Jurgen Klopp saying: "I'm really thankful that he did it because now we talk again. It took years for Cavallo to work up the courage to say "I'm gay" before coming out on 27 October In former Aston Villa and Germany midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger announced he was gay after retiring from football.

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique also offered support, writing on social media that "the world of football is far behind and you are helping us move forward", while Adelaide United issued a statement backing their "remarkable" and "brave" player. Twenty-seven years after Justin Fashanu - Britain's first openly gay male footballer - took his own life gay hurricaneCavallo has spoken about the "toxic masculinity" that still exists in men's football.

Since coming out as gay infootballer Josh Cavallo has received daily death threats and abusive messages on social media. There was a frightening incident at a petrol station in Australia, where Cavallo was physically attacked by someone who recognised him from the coverage.

I wanted to take the next step forward. I didn't know what to expect," he says.