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Title: Footballer denounces sport homophobia {That's soccer to the Yanks}
Post by: LostInTime on August 02, 2007, 07:46:28 AM
Post by: LostInTime on August 02, 2007, 07:46:28 AM
The Local (http://www.thelocal.se/8072/20070802/)
The Nordic region's largest gay pride event, Stockholm Pride, was officially opened on Wednesday by former Liverpool and Sweden footballer Glenn Hysén, who spoke of the problem of homophobia in sport.
"Sometimes, sport turns us into good team players, but sometimes sport turns us into anxious homophobic herd animals," he said.
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Wiki about Glenn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Hys%C3%A9n)
The Nordic region's largest gay pride event, Stockholm Pride, was officially opened on Wednesday by former Liverpool and Sweden footballer Glenn Hysén, who spoke of the problem of homophobia in sport.
"Sometimes, sport turns us into good team players, but sometimes sport turns us into anxious homophobic herd animals," he said.
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Wiki about Glenn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Hys%C3%A9n)