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Spain's First Openly Gay Soccer Referee Has Quit Over Abuse And Heckling

Related Topics: Coming out, Gay, Spain

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Jesus Tomillero

about 5 months ago

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The announcement alienated him within the Andaluz Football Federation and made him the target of homophobic slurs on the field.

Now, just two months after publicly coming out, Tomillero tells El Español he is leaving the sport he loves because the anti-gay insults have become too much.

3. The final straw was what unfolded during a game on Saturday when people began hurling homophobic insults at the 21-year-old referee.