"There will be people though, if they do listen to this, it will be the first time they know about this. I'm a very private person, so it's not all over my social media, and things like that, and that's fine."
"When you come out to your family it's always a massive experience, there's a lot of things going on in your head. It took me a little while where I was comfortable enough to do this, probably a three-year period to be honest."
"I think the AFL, and the community, will wrap their arms around that player. I think the community itself, obviously the queer community, the fan base, I think in the whole they will celebrate that when the time comes."
Leigh Ryswyk has made history as the first male Australian Football League player to come out as gay. He has been out to close friends for five years and expressed that his parents have been supportive. Ryswyk described the coming out process as a significant experience that took him three years to feel comfortable with. He believes that any active AFL player who comes out will receive strong support from the AFL community and fans, similar to the support he has experienced.
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