Gay cycle champ Graham Obree has urged gay sports stars to stay in the closet, hot on the heels of the German football captain’s advice to gay footballers not to come out.
Speaking in an interview published in the Scottish Sun, Obree stated that being openly gay raised suspicion in the changing rooms along the lines of “Is he checking me out?” The Flying Scotsman as he is known added that he did not think “being gay and an active sportsman is a good thing”.
Many in the LGBT community will be disappointed by his comments as they hoped to see more LGB and T sports stars to set an example by coming out during their careers rather than after retiring. To read the article go here