Sir Ian McKellen has thrown assist behind Blackpool’s Jake Daniels after he grew to become the UK’s first at present energetic male skilled footballer to come out as homosexual.
The 17-year-old ahead grew to become the primary Briton within the males’s skilled recreation to come back out publicly as homosexual since Justin Fashanu in 1990.
Celebrities, together with Phillip Schofield, have praised Jake for his unimaginable bravery, with Lord Of The Rings legend Sir Ian additionally in awe of the sporting star’s braveness.
‘At 17, @Jake_Daniels11 represents a era that rejects old school homophobia in soccer and elsewhere: those that haven’t but grown up as he has,’ Sir Ian wrote on Twitter.
‘He units an instance. No surprise so many people, homosexual and everybody else, admire & treasure him as a hero. What a aim he’s scored!’
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Simon Thomas was additionally amongst these praising Jake and advised Jeremy Vine viewers on Tuesday that he hopes it marks a ‘new period’.
‘It shouldn’t be important in 2022, but it's,’ he stated. ‘I simply assume it is a vastly important second for soccer. I hope that it is going to be the beginning of a brand new period.
‘We’ve acquired to do not forget that this man is simply 17, he’s solely turned skilled this season.
‘It’s an terrible lot of weight on his shoulders and I hope he has the precise assist round him from teammates, which is seems like he completely has, the administration construction of Blackpool, and the broader soccer group as properly.’
Jake got here out publicly on Monday, telling Sky Sports activities: ‘It’s been fairly a loopy 12 months. I’m 17. I’ve signed knowledgeable contract. I’ve scored 30 targets this season and I’ve simply made my first-team debut within the Championship, coming off the bench in opposition to Peterborough.
‘And now I've determined to come back out. Every thing has occurred directly however it feels proper.
‘When this season began, I simply needed to show myself as a participant. I believe I've. So this was the one final thing in my head that I knew I wanted to do.
‘Now it’s out, and other people know. Now I can simply dwell my life how I wish to and you realize what? It’s been unimaginable.’
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