#Scotland’s first #gay #footballer #ZanderMurray to #retire

Murray, who plays for #GalaFairydeanRoversFC as a #forward, made #headlines when in 2022 he became the first #professional #player in the senior #Scottish #game to #comeout as #gay.

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https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/27/zander-murray-retire-football-scotland-gay/

#Football #star #ZanderMurray on #comingout: “I’m learning how to be #gay at 31”

“First, it feels like the weight of the world is now off my shoulders…It can be difficult, and you can feel very alone,” he said via the club’s website.

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https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/football-star-zander-murray-on-coming-out-im-learning-how-to-be-gay-at-31/

#ZanderMurray: I still get #homophobic #abuse on a #daily #basis.

Murray's #shirt is #ondisplay in the #Scottish #Football #Museum but he says #attitudes still need to #change.

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https://news.stv.tv/sport/scotlands-first-out-gay-footballer-zander-murray-i-still-get-homophobic-abuse-every-day

Absolutley fantastic to see #ZanderMurray get a shot in the pro leagues in #Scotland, first openly #gay player in the #Scottish league since the 1990s. A great day for #football and #LGBTQ people in sport

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64243736