Stop laughing, I'm serious. The holy grail of gay newspaper editors such as myself is an interview with a gay AFL player. Right now a rumour is doing the rounds (spread by 3AW's morning segment, 'The Rumour File') that the Victorian version of The Footy Show has paid a gay player to come out on the show - presumably tomorrow night.
Now, I've been doing some digging, and I've come up with a few potential names - and no I'm not going to share them with you - but I haven't had any luck finding someone who will speak on the record.
So, I was wondering if perhaps you, dear reader, might just happen to know a gay or bisexual footballer? He doesn't have to play AFL - I'd also be happy to speak with a VFL player or even someone in a country league - or a soccer player for that matter - but I would very much like to interview someone for a feature article on gay men and team sports.
So, feel free to drop me a line: richard dot watts at eevolution dot com dot au - and yes, the two e's in eevolution are deliberate; not a spelling mistake...
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