The Ongoing Fight for Equality in Sport

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 ... 29th February 2016. #LGBTInnovators - Footballer Justin Fashanu ... Justin Fashanu was a trail-blazer. He was Britain's first million pound black footballer ... Feb 19, 2020 ... ... Soccer Star: I Am Gay”. The sub-header 'Justin Fashanu confesses' – with its implication that by being gay, the footballer was doing ... Dec 5, 2022 ... Justin Fashanu leaning against a goalpost in a Norwich City kit. Credit: Getty. The life of the first professional footballer in England to come ... 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. Book overview. For over 20 years Justin Fashanu was the only professional footballer anywhere in the world who had come out as gay ... Jul 1, 2020 ... Justin is Britain's first and only 'out' gay male professional footballer. Yesterday would have been his 59 th birthday. May 16, 1998 ... Britain's first openly gay footballer, Justin Fashanu hanged himself earlier this month in a garage in east London. His was a life full of contradictions. Jun 18, 2020 ... Justin Fashanu was the first openly gay professional footballer. The homophobia and persecution he received for this cost him his life. 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.