Recognizing and Valuing Different Backgrounds

Feb 25, 2014 ... Justin Fashanu was a rugged English striker and the first black soccer player to be traded for a million pounds. He was also openly gay. Feb 16, 2013 ... Gay soccer star Justin Fashanu. Football has had no openly gay players in this country since Justin Fashanu. PA. Matthew Syed. Saturday February ... 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 ... Jun 11, 2023 ... the first openly gay professional men's footballer — one of England's most headline-grabbing stars of the 80s and 90s — ended his career playing ... Feb 24, 2023 ... Justin Fashanu was the first professional footballer to come out out as gay. For LGBTQ+ History Month, we take a look at her legacy. Jun 9, 2019 ... John Fashanu, who was also a professional footballer at the time, advised him against coming out. The Sun's '£1M Football Star: I AM GAY!' cover ... A dangerous and promising forward, Justin Fashanu was the first professional footballer in England to come out as gay. Feb 19, 2014 ... Justin Fashanu Goal of the Season: Norwich City v Liverpool, 1980. 353K views · 11 years ago ...more. Norwich City Football Club. 218K. Book overview. For over 20 years Justin Fashanu was the only professional footballer anywhere in the world who had come out as gay ... Feb 19, 2020 ... It has been 30 years since Justin Fashanu made headlines as the first professional footballer to come out in England. To this day, he is still the only one.