AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan says there are gay AFL players who are out to their teammates but are choosing not to come out publicly to avoid the burden that would come with being the first.
AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan says there are gay AFL players who are out to their teammates, but have chosen not to come out publicly to avoid the burden that would come with being the first.
“So the pressure and the weight on that person being the first AFL player who comes out and plays as an out gay man ... that weight, frankly I can understand why they would choose not to have to carry that burden around forever. “Whether it’s fear of hate from the players, or more so fear of the discrimination they’ll face in being one of the first gay athletes, and the hate on their social media accounts as a result.”
“Before that [coming out], my family and friends knew. Teammates knew. But I wasn’t comfortable having the whole world know. I didn’t feel like it was their business. But for me, it was more a matter of, if I come out, this is the impact I potentially can have,” she said.
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