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- Schoolboy, 15, jumped to his death after rumours h...
- Schoolboy, 15, jumped to his death after rumours h...
- UK civil partnerships consultation opens
- Louis Theroux returns to anti-gay Westboro Baptist...
- REMINDER: Tony Perkins Is A Racist
- Quote Of The Day - Randy Thomasson
- HomoQuotable - Dan Savage
- Shadow health minister Diane Abbott attacks cuts t...
- Gay footballer Anton Hysen: ‘Players in the closet...
- Study says gays and lesbians are still stereotyped...
- US schools warned to stop censoring gay websites
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- Maltese trans man wins right to be recognised as male
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- Red Muscle Tank
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- Matthew Paetz
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- NEW YORK CITY: Gay Man Brutally Attacked On West V...
- Quote Of The Day - Donald Trump
- The Night Of 1000 Gowns
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- Elton John to meet David Cameron over gay HIV rates
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- Suffolk Pride cancelled
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- Northern Ireland school is first to form gay-strai...
- Gandhi biography claims he was bisexual and racist
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- Harrison Ford
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- On Broadway's The Book Of Mormon
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- Bryan Fischer: Muslims Have No Rights
- Anthony Weiner Hints Run For NYC Mayor
- Playwright Lanford Wilson Dies At 73
- Gay Scottish MP David Cairns admitted to intensive...
- Vigil for New York teen killed in anti-gay attack
- Video: Jake Gyllenhaal on all those gay rumours
- Lady Gaga urges Malaysian people to protest censor...
- Reports say Ugandan anti-gay bill has been killed
- Chemical influences sexual behaviour in mice
- Elizabeth Taylor ‘fashionably late’ for own funeral
- Rugby fans warned over anti-gay chants at Gareth T...
- US retailer Target sues gay rights group
- Feature: Is Botox poison or pleasure?
- Man takes ‘gay sex addict’ drug case to court
- HomoQuotable - Tom Ford
- Elizabeth Taylor's Funeral Is Today
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- Leonard Pitts On Majority Rule
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- COLORADO: Civil Unions Passes Senate
- Quote Of The Day - Camille Paglia
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- MONTANA: Anti-Gay Rights Bill Fails
- Derby council defends foster ban on Christian couple
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- Government scraps dual discrimination protection
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- Gay and bisexual HIV infections rise 70% in ten years
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- Walmart Blocks "Gay" From Book Reviews
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- Activists To Target Bloomberg On Marriage
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- "In God We Trust" Bill Advances
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- Military gay ban protesters in federal court
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Gay footballer Anton Hysen: ‘Players in the closet should give me a call’
Swedish footballer Anton Hysen has urged other players stuck in the closet to “give him a call”.
The Utsiktens BK player came out this month, making him the first Swedish footballer to declare he is gay.
After Justin Fashanu, who killed himself in 1998, Hysen is only the second high-level player in the world to come out.
Speaking to the Guardian, the 20-year-old said he didn’t feel pressure to be a role model but wanted to help other people be honest about their sexuality.
He said: “There’s nothing to be a role model for – you’re gay, it’s not a big thing. People tell me I’m a celebrity now, and I shouldn’t be.
“But as long as it helps [others by speaking openly], I’ll do everything I can. If there’s anyone afraid of coming out they should give me a call.”
Hysen, the son of former Liverpool player Glenn Hysen, came out in an interview with Offside magazine.
He told the publication he was shocked that he was the first player to come out, saying: “It is completely strange, isn’t it? It’s all f**ked up. Where the hell are all the others? No one is coming out.”
The footballer told the Guardian he had enjoyed an overwhelmingly positive reaction to coming out, having received just one offensive letter from a fan.
He said: “Everyone has been very positive. I was on the train last weekend and this girl said: ‘You’ve made the world a better place, thank you for being there for everyone,’ and I haven’t done anything,”
“But when you think about it, you kinda have. Obviously I haven’t been playing in the top league but I’m still going for it, and I’m still the only active player who has come out, so of course it’s huge.”
He said his teammates took the news well and added that he was not offended by locker room jokes.
“Everyone is positive. Everyone. Who cares about a gay joke? I do it too. I joke about myself,” he said.