Meet the first male Australian footballer to come out as gay.

‘Being gay, in sport, and in the closet, it has been a mental burden of not knowing how those around you will react.’ (Image: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Firstly, it is really important for me to say that the main reason I am doing this is to make me feel most comfortable in who I am. It has taken a long time to come to this point. Most…