Gay Aussie Footballer comes out, launches anti-homophobia campaign

OutSports Jock Talk ^ | Sep 10 2012 | Cyd Ziegler, Jr

[scottjewell]

Aussie Rules football player Jason Ball has come out of the closet publicly. He’s using the opportunity to launch a change.org campaign to encourage the AFL to show an anti-homophobia ad at their Grand Final, which is the AFL’s equivalent of the Super Bowl. The game is at the end of September.

Ball’s story reflects ones we’ve heard over and over. He saw and heard some homophobia when he was in the closet and teammates (foolishly) assumed there weren’t any gay guys in the locker room. So he assumed the worst would happen. Instead, he’s been met with a positive reaction.

[Gay State Conservative]

[scottjewell]

That pic speaks volumes. ;-)

[TexasCajun]

.... Instead, he’s been met with a positive reaction.

Jason may not be alone!

[dfwgator]

[longtermmemmory]

obviously a career that was over before it started.

This bufoon should have stayed in the closet and left it at that. There is no place for his sex fetish in public.

[BBell]

I realized at a young age that I was a lesbian trapped in a man’s body.

[RichInOC]

“Rule One...”

[tumblindice]

[tumblindice]

Ex.# 2. of 3. Why Americans are leery of soccer/football.

[tumblindice]

#3. The `reach behind'.