Gay referee rugby

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As well as joining the Premiership's man pool of referees, Maxwell-Keys has also run the line at the Six Nations and was set to take charge of his first international - Romania against the USA - last season, only for the game to be cancelled. Well and truly bitten by the refereeing bug, he took charge at the Staffordshire Under Festival at the age of 17 and worked his way up the ladder to become a full-time referee in Of course, Maxwell-Keys is not the only openly gay rugby referee - Nigel Owens, who came out inis one of the sport's highest-profile officials and has featured at three World Cups.

Professional rugby has continually embraced modern technology - so it's no surprise that Premiership referee Craig Maxwell-Keys took a similar approach towards coming out as gay. That's what matters and not necessarily who you love or your gender or anything like that, it's purely at the top end about 'are you good enough'.

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Owens, the first openly-gay man to referee in international rugby, told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast he understands from his own experiences how hiding your sexuality was a "very dark and difficult. He previously held the world record for the most test matches refereed [1] and was one of five international referees listed as professional within the Welsh Rugby Union, alongside Craig Evans, Adam Jones, Dan Jones and Ben Whitehouse.

Human Rights Watch works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples' rights, and with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues. Nigel Owens, MBE (born 18 June ) is a Welsh former international rugby union referee, who retired in December after a year career. The Welshman is also a TV personality and a devoted activist for the LGBT cause, winning “Gay Sports Personality of the Decade” at the Stonewall awards ceremony in London back in Nigel Owens, MBE (born 18 June ) is a Welsh former international rugby union referee, who retired in December after a year career.

Image source, Getty Images. Nigel Owens refereed the World Cup semi-final between England and New Zealand. Gay rugby ref Nigel Owens gets married on ‘an amazing day,’ now hoping to become a dad Nigel Owens is a celebrated rugby referee, but he calls his wedding the 'proudest of my life.'.

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Maxwell-Keys, who has also taken charge of European games, eventually decided the time was right to reveal his sexuality to colleagues at Twickenham as well as his local club, Lichfield RFC. Then after a few too many wines in Greece, I read the messages back. A leading English referee has spoken for the first time about coming out as gay and the inspiration he drew from Welshman Nigel Owens in declaring his sexuality.

Besides having the record for most test matches refereed, Owens has earned a reputation as one of the top rugby referees around the world. Besides having the record for most test matches refereed, Owens has earned a reputation as one of the top rugby referees around the world. It details widespread bullying and harassment, discriminatory.

The Welshman is also a TV personality and a devoted activist for the LGBT cause, winning “Gay Sports Personality of the Decade” at the Stonewall awards ceremony in London back in A leading English referee has spoken for the first time about coming out as gay and the inspiration he drew from Welshman Nigel Owens in declaring his sexuality.

Craig Maxwell-Keys explains a decision to Exeter Chiefs' Jack Yeandle. Maxwell-Keys drifted towards becoming a match official by chance - he broke his wrist playing for Lichfield as a youngster and, while recovering from the injury, he enrolled on a refereeing course.

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Most historians agree that there is evidence of homosexual activity and same-sex love, whether such relationships were accepted or persecuted, in every documented culture. [2] He is widely. The limiting factor was me and whether I was ready. Now based in Cheltenham, he aims to continue moving up the referees' pecking order - and his experiences since coming out have indicated that sexuality will be no barrier to that.

[2] He is widely. On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage.

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Sexual orientation refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes. From my perspective, I'm refereeing in Europe, and the priority is to get some higher profile European Cup games. Gunning overcomes prejudice to chase Olympic dream.