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Former Hull City youth player Thomas Beattie has announced he is gay - becoming just the second British male professional footballer to come out.
Beattie follows compatriot Justin Fashanu plus Thomas Hitzlsperger and Robbie Rogers as players who have played professionally in Britian in confirming their homosexuality having enjoyed a professional career of over 10 years in the USA, Canada and Singapore.
The 33-year-old, from Goole in East Yorkshire, admits it is not a step he would have felt comfortable taking during his playing days.
"I never thought about coming out whilst playing," he told Advocate. 📎 The key is : Learn how to BE HAPPY BY YOURSELF FIRST. Because a human being that is happy on his/her own will never settle to be miserable with someone else. When you find happiness on your own then you will be able to spread it and share it with someone else. ... CRITIC ALSO 🖋️ spill TEA ☕ Easy on Shade 💣
Beattie follows compatriot Justin Fashanu plus Thomas Hitzlsperger and Robbie Rogers as players who have played professionally in Britian in confirming their homosexuality having enjoyed a professional career of over 10 years in the USA, Canada and Singapore.
The 33-year-old, from Goole in East Yorkshire, admits it is not a step he would have felt comfortable taking during his playing days.
"I never thought about coming out whilst playing," he told Advocate. 📎 The key is : Learn how to BE HAPPY BY YOURSELF FIRST. Because a human being that is happy on his/her own will never settle to be miserable with someone else. When you find happiness on your own then you will be able to spread it and share it with someone else. ... CRITIC ALSO 🖋️ spill TEA ☕ Easy on Shade 💣
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