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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. Jun 4, 2021 ... This extract from Isabel Waidner's novel Sterling Karat Gold takes the form of a letter to footballer Justin Fashanu. A campaign has been launched to help raise £150,000 for a statue in tribute to Justin Fashanu. In 1990, former Norwich striker Fashanu became the first male ... May 1, 2017 ... Justin Fashanu, the first openly gay footballer, killed himself with his life mired in chaos and injury. As documentary Forbidden Games casts light on his ... Oct 22, 2020 ... Justin Fashanu: 30 years since footballer came out ... Exactly 30 years ago, footballer Justin Fashanu hit the headlines as the first professional ... Apr 22, 2021 ... Over 30 years ago, Justin Fashanu came out as England's first ever openly gay male footballer. Homophobia was rife in football terraces when he did so in the ... Jul 1, 2020 ... Justin is Britain's first and only 'out' gay male professional footballer. Yesterday would have been his 59 th birthday. Feb 19, 2025 ... He was also the first male English professional footballer to come out as gay while still playing high level competitive football in 1990. 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. Oct 5, 2017 ... Today, Fashanu is most often remembered as the first openly gay footballer. A new documentary, Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story, does ...