http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Revealed: Homophobic hate in Scottish sport" en Sun, 31 May 2026 23:12:16 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6914#post-73122 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:55:23 +0000 Claggy Cog 73122@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No, really...how surprising, who would have thought? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6914#post-73035 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 08:34:11 +0000 chdot 73035@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Despite the courageous decisions taken by sporting role models such as the former Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas and the Scottish cycling champion Graeme Obree to “come out”, the report suggests that the threat of abuse means many homosexuals in Scottish sport feel they cannot be honest about their sexual orientation.<br /> "</p> <p><a href="http://scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/politics/revealed-homophobic-hate-in-scottish-sport-1-2335378" rel="nofollow">http://scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/politics/revealed-homophobic-hate-in-scottish-sport-1-2335378</a></p> <p>Illustrated with photo of GO but no quotes.</p> <p>"<br /> The sport seen to have the biggest problem with homophobia was football, followed by rugby, boxing and then athletics. The Scottish Football Association will also be asked to work with the gay community to crack down on the homophobic abuse shouted by spectators at matches.<br /> " </p>