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Apr 23, 2007
Quickie Link: Where Are Our Gay Sporting Heroes Hiding?
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By vanrozenheim
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(UK) - From the neon lights of Britain's big cities, it looks like the fight for gay equality is finally over. But then you bump up against a statistic that shows how sharp homophobia remains: gay teenagers are still six times more likely to commit suicide than their straight siblings. If we aren't going to abandon those kids to their nooses, the fight for equality needs to shift now from lobbying politicians to changing the culture. But it is startling to remember that as it stands, Britain's only ever openly gay football player was hounded and pilloried until he committed suicide. Justin Fashanu, the first million-pound black player, was dubbed "a bloody poof" by his manager Brian Clough and "an outcast" by his own brother.
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