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I was gay before I began to play soccer over 40 years ago. It's been 28 years since a friend and I organized one of the first gay soccer teams in the world.

— Rabih Alameddine

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I grew up in a pretty gay world - my brother's gay and he's been married to a man for 20 years, which is like 60 in straight-people years.

— Kevin Smith

I've been gay since the day I was born.

— Andy Cohen

No one knew I was gay growing up but I was bullied. I was a cheerleader, fairly popular and considered straight.

— Cat Cora

Throughout my life, I've always been really close with girls and made friends with girls. And I've always been a really sickly, feminine person anyhow, so I thought I was gay for a while because I didn't find any of the girls in my high school attractive at all.

— Kurt Cobain

Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life.

— Sheryl Swoopes

Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.

— Rabih Alameddine

I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet.

— Dolly Parton

✗Opposing Perspectives

I'm a very recent convert to the gay scene. I went to a party a couple of years ago and met a very nice man who took me under his wing and started taking me out to clubs. It was a revelation.

— Matt Lucas

I've been openly gay since I can remember.

— Marc Jacobs

I was a closet straight. I think I wanted to be gay because I thought it was arty and interesting. And also, I was phenomenally shy with girls.

— Rupert Graves