Soccer stud Jake Williamson reflects on coming out and becoming the gay role model he never had

Jake Williamson
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Jake Williamson, a former semi-pro soccer player from the U.K., has opened up about homophobia experienced on the field, both in the form of homophobic chants from soccer fans in the stands and rejection from some of his own team members after he came out.

The 22-year-old has since emerged as a vocal advocate for the right of LGBTQ+ athletes to play as their authentic selves on-field. In a recent interview with Pink News, he said that some of his teammates in a Birmingham weekend league weren’t supportive when he first told them he was gay.

“I was completely shut out of the team,” Williamson said. “It’s bad enough that, in the society we live in, we get made to feel like we’re the worst thing on earth sometimes – so it’s not nice when your own football team just cuts you off.

He told the publication that the experience made him…

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