Vivianne Miedema is the top scorer in the WSL this season with 14 goals to her nameHaving an out gay or bisexual male footballer in the professional game who is "fully respected" would help others, says Arsenal star Vivianne Miedema. While several current top women players who are lesbian or bisexual are out, there has still yet to be a high-profile gay or bi equivalent among their male counterparts. Miedema joined Arsenal from Bayern Munich in 2017With a number of reports of homophobic abuse incidents at football stadiums recently, tackling the issue of LGBT-phobia remains a challenge for the Football Association and Miedema feels having a prominent out gay male footballer would help change perceptions. "Why does it change the player if he is gay or not? Why does it change the player if he or she is from Holland, from Africa, from Australia?

Source: Sky sports February 06, 2020 12:11 UTC