AFL's first publicly gay player calls for respect in Crows-Pies match
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Key context: Four months after becoming the first current or former AFL player to publicly come out as gay, Leigh Ryswyk is urging fans not to boo the Collingwood player targeted by Crow Izak Rankine’s homophobic slur. This development from abc.net.au highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Four months after becoming the first current or former AFL player to publicly come out as gay, Leigh Ryswyk is urging fans not to boo the Collingwood player targeted by Crow Izak Rankine’s homophobic slur.
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