Keegan Hirst on coming out as gay rugby player
Hopefully one day a sportsman being gay won't be news
Keegan Hirst has become the first British player to publicly say he's gay.
Women's sport has a number of openly gay athletes, but there are still very few sportsmen who say they're gay while at the height of their profession.
Rugby league star Keegan tells us what has happened since he revealed the news at the weekend.
The Batley Bulldogs player said: “It’s been manic, social media has gone mad, I thought my phone was going to melt but yes it’s been really good. A guy tweeted yesterday saying that because he read my story yesterday he had the courage to come out so if I’ve helped one guy then that’s a good thing.”