Ex-professional football player and the most sought-after bachelor, outs himself as gay

"I, Thomas Beattie hot. I am a brother, son, friend, former professional football player, entrepreneur and annoying-combative Young. I'm a lot of things, and

Ex-professional football player and the most sought-after bachelor, outs himself as gay

"I, Thomas Beattie hot. I am a brother, son, friend, former professional football player, entrepreneur and annoying-combative Young. I'm a lot of things, and one of them is gay" - these words of Thomas Beattie writes in an emotional article for the American sports magazine ESPN.

Ex-Kicker on homosexuality in football: "being Gay is a Option"

never was The Ex-professional soccer player who has already played in England, Canada, and Singapore, just five years after his sports career publicly as gay, outed. The step to this commitment, however, was not easy, as he explains: "I couldn't lie forever. I'm usually very social, but I was anti-social to avoid situations in which I could expose."

During his time as an active player Coming out for the 33-Year-old would not have been out of the question. "To be gay and to have a career in football was never an Option. The company told me that my manhood was connected with my sexuality," he says about his Situation then.

Gay footballers: Thomas Beattie outs after a career

In Singapore Thomas Beattie is a Star and has been awarded the 2019 of "CLEO magazine" the most sought-after bachelors in the country. After a serious injury during a game for the Warriors FC and he had to end his professional career.

"I, the breach call 'beautiful nightmare' my'. [...] I could no longer hide me from myself", he tells about the end of his career. Only after he had taken the courage to deal with his being gay.

homosexuality in the German professional football

in Germany, the issue of homosexuality in football is a taboo. 2014 the former national kicker Thomas Hitzlsperger came out as gay. So it is until today the only German footballer, who has been known to be open to his sexuality. Toni Kroos said in June 2020, the "GQ": "My common sense tells me that in the 21st century. Century everyone should live free. I don't know whether I would advise someone to come out of the closet as Active." Not necessarily of the other players, but the Fans are the Problem. Because sometimes on the lawn "with certain words to" be thrown, could not Kroos guarantee "in the emotions of the Fans in the stadium to ensure that the person is not devalued and insulted".

This article was written by AZ

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Date Of Update: 24 June 2020, 21:26
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