They tend to stay in the closet until retired, with Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King being the 2 most notable exceptions; looks like tennis is a more forginving sport, especially for lezzers (there are quite a few in the game now apparently).
It can be difficult for sport stars, as they need sponsorship and there is a big difference between accepting people are gay and actually holding them up as role models.
Gay sportstars after they've retired:
Justin Fashanu, John Amaechi (Basketball(?), Greg Louganis (diver)
Probably more, but I can't think of any more
Strong rumours, although unsubstantiated about the following football players:
Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell, Graeme le Saux, Jermaine Pennant, John O'Shea
Posted: 02/08/2009 at 18:42