Sunday, February 27, 2011

Steven Davies: England Cricketer Announces He is Gay

The England wicketkeeper Steven Davies has announced he is gay – becoming the first serving professional cricketer to publicly out himself.

Davies, who started his professional cricketing career with Worcestershire when he was 18, said he could no longer bear to lie about his sexuality.

Davies, who told his family he was gay five years ago and has enjoyed their complete support, said it was a huge relief to finally come clean and be honest with the wider public.

And he said he hoped his decision would help other young gay people to have the confidence to follow in his footsteps. (
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A superb role model has arrived! Good for him and much good luck to him.