Wales rugby player Gareth Thomas announces he is gay

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We'll know that we really have turned a corner when footballers also feel safe enough to come out.

I fear that is some way off yet. Apparently, an FA campaign against homophobia is stalled in part because they are unable to get high profile players to be an active part of it (details here). I suspect that coming out would be a disastrous career move for any but the best players, and for those top-flight players coming out would kill off many personal sponsorship / advertising deals. Given the huge loss in potential earnings for a guy with very limited career spans I think it would be unsurprising if he chose to stay in the closet, at least until he retired.

Also some of you may find this post interesting, its from the personal blog of John Amaechi, the British Born former NBA star.