Josh Cavallo, a 25-year-old footballer, revealed on FIFPRO's podcast that he receives multiple death threats daily due to his sexuality. He described the football environment as toxic for openly gay players and emphasized the challenges and pressures associated with coming out. Cavallo, who was the first openly gay male professional footballer in active play, shared his struggles with accepting his identity while pursuing a sports career. Although engaged, he continues to combat homophobia, calling for more accountability from social media platforms against hate speech.
"There [are] multiple, multiple, multiple death threats that come my way daily still. It's quite sad to see. In the world of football, being an openly gay player is a very toxic place."
"These are factors that people will consider in their coming out and they might not be out now but coming out brings all this attention, it brings all this pressure, all this negativity that will affect their game."
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