Guest of the show “Lesencontres de Papotins” on France 2, Antoine Dupont spoke about the still taboo subject of homosexuality in rugby. The Stade Toulousain player believes that it is necessary to continue talking about it to change mentalities.
Homosexuality in rugby still remains a taboo subject. To date, only one professional player has taken the step to speak openly about his homosexuality: Jérémy Clamy-Edroux. Captain of the XV of France, Antoine Dupont made the front page of Têtu last June to fight against homophobia.
Now an Olympic champion after a rich summer with the Blues of rugby sevens, the Stade Toulousain player answered a question on the subject in the program “Lesencontres de Papotin”, broadcast this Saturday on France 2. Dupont believes that the Progress on the subject remains “slow”.
Free yourself to open the way
“There has been some (progress) because there are people who have spoken out. But it is still a subject which is still taboo, he confided. In professional rugby, we only one player has come out, while I think that statistically, there must still be others. It’s still hard today to come to terms with it, even if I think that. “Society has evolved a lot and we are a very open-minded environment. We would be ready to accept that without any problem. We have to continue to talk about it to make people feel at ease.”
The first professional rugby player to come out, Jérémy Clamy-Edroux explained that he had great difficulty discussing the subject with his father. The latter had learned of his son’s homosexuality in the documentary “Faut qu’on parole”. Now a player for Floirac in Federale 1, the pillar had received numerous signs of support from those involved in the oval ball.
