How would you react to a gay footballer coming out...

[Chip Butty]

This is old hat. The Anny road was doing rainbow LGBT rights back in the 80's.

[TheHowieLama]

I am ok with it but for the blue stripe - sets my blood boiling that.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

I am ok with it but for the blue stripe - sets my blood boiling that.

Probably see a few six-stripe rainbows at the Pit.

[Bjornebye]

I didn't know gays didn't have rights? 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

I didn't know gays didn't have rights? 

[General Dryness]

I didn't know gays didn't have rights? 

 

Don't provoke him for fucks sake.

[Lycan]

Not in the slightest bit interested in someone's sexual orientation when it comes to a game of football. It would be a case of "Meh, what times kickoff/anyone know the starting lineup yet?".

[VladimirIlyich]

It's the Rainbow Laces campaign gesture this weekend. (I'm a little sceptical as to how effective stuff like this is likely to be, given the state of the shitbags running the sport.)

 

Over on Facebook, the club have temporarily changed their profile picture to this.

 

It's mad to see the number of people up in arms about it; some pretending that it's an act of desecration, some coming out with the disingenuous bullshit about "bringing politics into sport".

Liverpoof fc?

 

We're here,we're queer,

We win nothing every year.

[Strontium]

This is old hat. The Anny road was doing rainbow LGBT rights back in the 80's.

The club has been doing Rainbow for years. Most of the team are Bungle.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Be interesting to see how opposition fans react to this. I'm hoping it's with a shrug.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61467159

[YorkshireRed]

5 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

Be interesting to see how opposition fans react to this. I'm hoping it's with a shrug.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61467159

It shouldn’t really be news, although I get why it is so good on the lad for his courage. I wish him well. 

[Kevin D]

35 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

Be interesting to see how opposition fans react to this. I'm hoping it's with a shrug.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61467159

 

 

[Carvalho Diablo]

Fair play to the lad, must've taken some balls to do.

[littletedwest]

Rumours Gueye who used play for Everton refused play at the weekend as they wanted him wear a rainbow number to support lgbt stuff 

[Section_31]

Jake Daniels sounds like Aldi bourbon.

[Pete]

Couldn’t give a fuck. Disgusting it’s still an issue in 2022

[ZonkoVille77]

1 minute ago, Pete said:

Couldn’t give a fuck. Disgusting it’s still an issue in 2022

 

Correct. 

[VladimirIlyich]

2 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Fair play to the lad, must've taken some balls to do.

I see what you did there.

[Leyton388]

I honestly don't understand why anyone would be arsed about who someone else fancies or wants to be with. We all have one life so do what makes you happy. 

 

This day in age there really shouldn't be labels as gay, straight ect.  You fancy who you fancy and no one should judge or tell that person they are wrong for doing so. 

 

I like woman and thats my preference and its none of my business what other people are into. 

 

People shouldn't feel they need to have to "Come out"

 

[VladimirIlyich]

20 minutes ago, Leyton388 said:

I honestly don't understand why anyone would be arsed about who someone else fancies or wants to be with. We all have one life so do what makes you happy. 

 

This day in age there really shouldn't be labels as gay, straight ect.  You fancy who you fancy and no one should judge or tell that person they are wrong for doing so. 

 

I like woman and thats my preference and its none of my business what other people are into. 

 

People shouldn't feel they need to have to "Come out"

 

Gay!

 

*sarcasm*

[Arniepie]

3 hours ago, YorkshireRed said:

It shouldn’t really be news, although I get why it is so good on the lad for his courage. I wish him well. 

This

 

[Arniepie]

33 minutes ago, Leyton388 said:

I honestly don't understand why anyone would be arsed about who someone else fancies or wants to be with. We all have one life so do what makes you happy. 

 

This day in age there really shouldn't be labels as gay, straight ect.  You fancy who you fancy and no one should judge or tell that person they are wrong for doing so. 

 

I like woman and thats my preference and its none of my business what other people are into. 

 

People shouldn't feel they need to have to "Come out"

 

I think it's probably a generational thing.

I remember a lad who played scullys transvestite brother getting hounded out of our school because people thought he was gay.

The younger generations are infinitely more open minded.

[Numero Veinticinco]

 

[Scott_M]

9 hours ago, Pete said:

Couldn’t give a fuck. Disgusting it’s still an issue in 2022

 

12 hours ago, YorkshireRed said:

It shouldn’t really be news, although I get why it is so good on the lad for his courage. I wish him well. 

 

A combination of these two posts. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

11 hours ago, littletedwest said:

Rumours Gueye who used play for Everton refused play at the weekend as they wanted him wear a rainbow number to support lgbt stuff 

Some people on Twitter have been defending him, saying it's because of his religion (y'know, the way religion makes bigotry alright). Other people have pointed out that he was a bit less devout when he was advertising beer and gambling on his Everton shirts.