Debut and Early Performances

Feb 19, 2023 ... Justin Fashanu was an English footballer who became the first professional footballer to be openly gay. He was also the first Black player to command a £1 ... Feb 21, 2019 ... Britain's first openly gay footballer Justin Fashanu is remembered in the latest exhibition by artist Colin Yates. 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 18, 2020 ... Justin Fashanu was the first openly gay professional footballer. The homophobia and persecution he received for this cost him his life. Feb 27, 2023 ... Justin Fashanu came out as gay via an interview with the tabloid newspaper The Sun. In doing so, he became the first openly gay professional footballer in the ... Feb 19, 2025 ... ... Justin Fashanu, who was the first to openly declare his homosexuality in 1990. A talented footballer with a great future, he experienced ... Sep 23, 2024 ... Listen to this episode from Great Lives on Spotify. In 1981 Brian Clough paid £1 million pounds to bring Justin Fashanu to Nottingham Forest ... Jan 3, 2022 ... Britain's first £1 million black footballer, best known for being the only British player to have declared himself gay, decided his life was no longer worth ... Jul 6, 2010 ... Justin Fashanu - not only the first openly gay footballer, but the first black player to command a £1 million transfer fee - committed suicide. Oct 19, 2020 ... ... Justin Fashanu became the world's first professional footballer to come out as gay. To this day, he's the UK's only top-tier male football ...