Imagine going to bed one night straight and waking up the next morning gay. That’s essentially what Welsh former rugby player Chris Birch is claiming happened after he suffered a stroke after doing a backflip to impress friends. The rugger, who was then engaged to his girlfriend, said he awoke from the incident suddenly gay. [...]
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Gareth Thomas retires from rugby
Openly gay pro rugger Gareth Thomas has retired from rugby, he announced today. Thomas said in a statement: I have listened and discussed this decision with many of my family and close friends. My mind has told me that the time to retire is now. If you can’t give 100 percent to rugby then you [...]
Gareth Thomas switching teams
I guess he did that a few months ago, but this time he’s switching rugby teams. Gareth Thomas, the most capped player in Wales history and one of sport’s most high-profile gay men, is set to switch codes and end his illustrious career playing rugby league for Crusaders. Share on Facebook
Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas comes out
Imagine if Michael Phelps or Lance Armstrong came out of the closet. The Welsh version (give or take) of those sports legends has come out of the closet with the announcement from Rugby star Gareth Thomas that he is gay. One of the many fascinating angles to this story is that he came out to [...]
Out rugby referee writes autobiography
Nigel Owens, the openly gay rugby referee, is releasing a new autobiography that reportedly reveals his fears of coming out and much of the support he’s experienced since doing so. He offered a great interview to the BBC in which, among other things, he talks about trying to kill himself before coming out. He’s now [...]