ONS study: More gay guys in UK than gay women

Carl Nassib Becomes First Energetic NFL Gamer ahead Out as Gay

Carl Nassib of the Las Las vega Raiders ended up being the first energetic NFL player to come out as gay.

Las Las vega Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the initial NFL gamer ahead out as gay while still playing in the league, a significant moment in an American sporting activity long identified with conventional suggestions of maleness.

\" I just intend to take a fast moment to state that I'm gay,\" Nassib said in a one-minute video clip published to his Instagram account. \"I've been meaning to do this for some time currently but I ultimately feel comfy adequate to obtain it off my chest.\"

Las Las vega Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday came to be the very first NFL player to find out as gay while still playing in the organization, a significant minute in an American sporting activity long identified with typical ideas of maleness.

\" I simply wish to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay,\" Nassib stated in a one-minute video posted to his Instagram account. \"I've been meaning to do this for a while currently yet I lastly really feel comfortable sufficient to obtain it off my breast.\"

No openly gay player has actually played in a regular-season NFL video game. Defensive lineman Michael Sam appeared as gay prior to the 2014 NFL draft. He was drafted in the seventh round by the St. Louis Rams as well as bet them in the preseason but did not make a regular-season lineup.

A handful of other NFL players have come out after their playing occupations ended, many famously running back David Kopay in 1975.

The Raiders tweeted a longer statement written by Nassib and likewise posted on the gamer's Instagram account, with the message \"Happy with you, Carl\" as well as a heart in the team's signature black. The NFL twitter account tweeted Nassib's video as well as added, \"The NFL family boasts of you, Carl.\"

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell created in a statement that the \"NFL family members boasts of Carl for courageously sharing his truth today. Depiction matters. We share his hope that sooner or later soon declarations like his will no longer be newsworthy as we march towards full equality for the LGBTQ area. We wish Carl the best of luck this coming season.\"

In his declaration, Nassib said he had actually \"struggled over this minute for the last 15 years\" and revealed gratefulness for the assistance of the NFL, instructors and also other players.

In April 2013, NBA facility Jason Collins became the very first active athlete in among the four major U.S. males's expert leagues to openly appear. The same year, Robbie Rogers of Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy likewise came out.

Nassib was a third-round pick by Cleveland out of Penn State in 2015. He's played 5 periods: two with the Browns, two with Tampa fl Bay as well as last season with the Raiders.

Carl Nassib, # 94, has played one season with the Raiders, two with the Buccaneers and 2 with the Browns.

\" I truly have the most effective life,\" Nassib continued in the video clip. \"I have the most effective household, close friends as well as job an individual might ask for. I'm a rather personal person so I wish you men recognize that I'm truly not doing this for interest. I just believe that depiction and also visibility are so important.

\" I in fact hope that, like, eventually videos like this as well as the entire coming-out procedure, those are simply not necessary. But up until after that, I'm mosting likely to do my finest and do my component to cultivate a culture that's accepting, that's thoughtful.\"

He added that he was giving away $100,000 to the Trevor Job, an organization that supplies crisis intervention and suicide prevention solutions to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer as well as doubting people under age 25.

Nassib said in his written declaration that LGBTQ youth are even more likely than their heterosexual good friends to consider suicide.

ONS study: More gay guys in UK than gay women

Two times as numerous UK men described themselves as gay compared with women in 2012, according to the Office for National Stats.

An overall of 1.5% of men stated they were gay while 0.7% of ladies specified themselves as gay or lesbian.

Those aged 16-24 were most likely to recognize themselves as gay or lesbian (2.6%), compared with 0.4% of over 65s.

The ONS said London had the highest possible proportion of adults who claimed they were gay, lesbian or bisexual as well as the East of England reported the most affordable.

Richard Lane, spokesperson for lesbian, gay and bisexual charity Stonewall, claimed the exact number of gay individuals was most likely to be higher because some individuals really felt uneasy talking about sexual orientation - however the circumstance was altering.

\" Individuals are happier now in being who they are, which is incredibly positive,\" he said.

\" The exposure as well as representation of gay people throughout culture is a lot greater now. We would certainly prepare for that causes people being more open.\"

More than one in 5 UK grownups are smokers, with those in London and the South East least most likely to illuminate.

Yorkshire as well as The Humber has a better percentage of smokers (22.7%) than anywhere else in the UK, the survey of 340,000 people located.

In a separate study published last week, the ONS located that the out of work were twice as most likely to smoke as those in job.

Over half (54%) of those out of work aged 25-34 were cigarette smokers, while 7% of women remained to smoke while expecting.

Guys regarded their wellness to be better than ladies, with more than 3 quarters of grownups (76.1%) coverage themselves to be in \"healthiness\".

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