Gay Top Athletes: The Ultimate Taboo?_survey

In recent years, some top British, German, Spanish, Australian and American gay sportsmen have come out of the closet.

Would it be possible for a homosexual athlete,  footballer or basketball player to become openly gay and visible in your country? If a professional gay footballer were to come out, would he be respected?

Recently, three international footballers have taken the big step: British Jake Daniels at 17: "Now I just feel like I'm ready to be myself, be free and just be confident with it all"; Australian Josh Cavallo, at 21, with a deeply moving announcement on YouTube: "I'm a footballer and I'm gay. All I want to do is play football and be treated equally. I'm tired of trying to perform at the best of your ability and to live this double life. It's exhausting, it's something that I don't want anyone to experience. I want to tell all the other people that are struggling, that are scared, don't act like someone you are not. Be yourself. You are meant to be yourself, not someone else."; and Czech Jakub Jankto, at 27: "I don't want to hide any more". 

On this subject, the powerful, engaging British short film WONDERKID (Rhys Chapman, 2016), which depicts the inner turmoil of a gay professional footballer as he strives to succeed as his true self in a hyper masculine, straight environment, is a must see.

Please, give this question some thought and post your comment (anonymous or not) in English or in Spanish below.

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