Royal POLL: Should Andrew be allowed back to royal duties? (POLL) “There is a complicated narrative linked to masculinity and ‘what makes a real man’.” “I think some men, particularly, feel uncomfortable challenging homophobia because they worry what people might think. However, a large percentage of men don’t challenge this minority. The author and psychotherapist added: “It is a small percentage of men who actively engage in active discrimination. He added: “I think it comes down to a lot of footballers wanting to be known as masculine and I think being gay a lot of people use it as being weak so a lot of people would say you’re doing that because you’re gay and because you’re weak and that’s just not the case.”Īccording to Mr O’Kane, around 75 percent of sports fans in the UK are male and he noted that “it would be irresponsible not to address the culture of toxic masculinity that exists in sport.” Speaking on how he felt he had to hide his sexuality for his career, Daniels said: “It did impact my mental health but …I knew what I wanted when I wanted it, it was just a period of time of overthinking and stress and just a lot that came to my mind at once, but now it’s just all gone and I’m just confident and happy to be myself finally.” READ MORE: Ukraine wipes out Russian military base with NATO-supplied howitzer The middle-aged lady who has just come out as lesbian to her kids - many people are being hurt and damaged regularly at these games.” “The teenage boy who thinks he may be transgender. The lines man who is bisexual but not out to anyone. “We need to consider the wider impact: The father watching the game who has a gay son. “Every LGBTQ+ person in the stadium watching the game experiences the same rejection and shaming. “For example, if Jake experiences homophobic chants on the pitch, he will not be alone in this. “But when sport gets tarnished with homophobia, racism, or any sort of abuse, it must be noted that this is damaging to a significant number of people in the stadium.
He said: “The research is clear that feeling part of a group, and the socialisation linked to sport has a positive impact on mental health. However, Mr O’Kane discussed the dichotomy of sports where it can both help and hinder mental health especially in relation to prevalent issues such as racism and homophobia. Sport in general and especially group sports has been shown to benefit mental health, particularly for men either as players or spectators.
According to YouGov research conducted on behalf of Stonewall in 2017, 43 percent of LGBTQ+ people believe that public sporting events are not a welcoming space for them.