Justin Fashanu Early Life and Career

Feb 20, 2020 ... England's first and only openly gay male professional footballer, the late former Newcastle United forward Justin Fashanu, ... Feb 10, 2025 ... Justin Fashanu: The First Openly Gay Footballer ⚽🏳️‍ In 1990, Justin Fashanu became the first professional footballer to come out as gay—but ... Feb 11, 2019 ... Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu, British Nigerian was a footballer who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. Apr 28, 2022 ... There has still not been another openly gay Black footballer since Justin Fashanu. Twenty-four years on from his death, the one thing that resonates most ... Jun 28, 2020 ... Justin Fashanu was the first black footballer to be transferred for £1 million and was the first high-level footballer to “come out” as a gay man. Feb 19, 2020 ... Justin Fashanu, Britain's first and only out gay male professional footballer, is to be posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame. Oct 17, 2008 ... Years ago a football player called Justin Fashanu came to play for Airdrie. The chant was: "He's black, he's gay, he plays for Air-di-ray ... Oct 8, 2017 ... A new film revealing the troubled life of Britain's first millionaire black footballer with links to Westminster was released on Friday. Sep 17, 2022 ... Justin Fashanu was Britain's first openly gay footballer. He was beautiful and talented. I knew him (we had a brief thing). Mar 20, 2025 ... British football (soccer) player who was the first professional footballer to come out as gay. Fashanu was initially raised in the London area of Hackney.