Gay footballer calls for 'collaborative effort' to help players come out
Capricorn
11-01-2020, 11:31 PM
Gay footballer calls for 'collaborative effort' to help players come out
Matt Morton, player-manager for ninth-tier Thetford Town FC in Norfolk, opened up about his sexuality in 2019.
He said he had "nothing but a positive reaction" despite preparing himself for "abuse from opposing fans or players".
This month marked 30 years since Justin Fashanu became the first professional to talk openly about being gay.
Mr Morton, from Bury St Edmunds, said he realised he was gay in January 2018, at the age of 30.
He said he went from accepting it, to slowly telling friends and family, and eventually making it public in 2019.
The defender said although he had his own "different worries and concerns" about coming out, he had been supported by everyone around him.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-54748410
Matt Morton, player-manager for ninth-tier Thetford Town FC in Norfolk, opened up about his sexuality in 2019.
He said he had "nothing but a positive reaction" despite preparing himself for "abuse from opposing fans or players".
This month marked 30 years since Justin Fashanu became the first professional to talk openly about being gay.
Mr Morton, from Bury St Edmunds, said he realised he was gay in January 2018, at the age of 30.
He said he went from accepting it, to slowly telling friends and family, and eventually making it public in 2019.
The defender said although he had his own "different worries and concerns" about coming out, he had been supported by everyone around him.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-54748410
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