Tag: LGBTQIA+

Adelaide United’s Josh Cavallo subjected to anti-gay slurs

January 9, 2022

Josh Cavallo, the only openly gay top-flight male professional player currently playing in world football, has declared that “hate will never win” after he was the target of anti-gay slurs during Adelaide United’s 1-1 draw with Melbourne Victory on Saturday. Full story published in ESPN: https://www.espn.com.au/football/adelaide-united-ausadelaide_united_fc/story/4565501/adelaide-uniteds-josh-cavallo-subjected-to-anti-gay-slurs

Josh Cavallo: Coming out as gay has ‘taken me to a new level’

October 29, 2021

On Wednesday, Josh Cavallo was briefly the biggest player in world football. With a message posted across his and his Australian A-League Men club’s social media channels, the 21-year-old Adelaide United utility altered the landscape of football around the globe with one simple sentence: “I am proud to publicly announce that I am gay.” Full … More Josh Cavallo: Coming out as gay has ‘taken me to a new level’