thomas beattie says he currently — accountability.tly talk privately _ accountability. thomas beattie says he currently talk privately to - accountability. thomas beattie says he currently talk privately to gay - he currently talk privately to gay players, but he believes is more realistic that an out youth player will progress through the ranks rather than an established star coming out. rather than an established star coming out-— rather than an established star coming out. one thing i tried to tell people _ coming out. one thing i tried to tell people is — coming out. one thing i tried to tell people is to _ coming out. one thing i tried to tell people is to just _ coming out. one thing i tried to tell people is to just really - tell people is to just really understand where you are, notjust as an individual, but the whole picture. how does that look for you? there are a lot of factors that we aren't in control of. it there are a lot of factors that we aren't in control of.— aren't in control of. it wasn't until an _ aren't in cont

thomas beattie had a decade—long career which took him around the world. they are. when the midfielder came out last june, he became only the second british male professional to do so. former norwich city and nottingham forest striker justin fashanu was the first. here's fashanu again. and that is three. sadly, he took his own life eight years after going public. obviously i'd heard ofjustin fashanu. and i knew a little bit about his story. but not in the context i know now. i was probably in this phase of my life where i was so much in denial, i just disassociated myself that was anything to do with gay. that's probably a reflection of how insecure i was, or the struggle i was going through. today at norwich city, where justin fashanu started his career, the club's lgbt+ fan group, proud canaries, celebrate him and his achievements. if an elite male playerl came out tomorrow, it would be a watershed moment. it would change players' attitudes, it would change fans' attitudes. . it would change sponsors' behaviour. what do you think needs to change for spor