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# Footballer Matt Morton comes out as gay
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/footballer-matt-morton-comes-out-as-gay/
- Published: 2020-10-22T14:10:07.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-22T19:18:36.000Z
- Description: Thetford Town FC player and manager Matt Morton spoke candidly about his sexuality for the first time in an interview with Sky Sports on National Coming Day.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Queer Corner, Sport, Gay Pride, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Sports, National Coming Out Day

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**Thetford Town** FC player and manager **Matt Morton** spoke candidly about his sexuality for the first time in an interview with **[Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/12101342/coming-out-day-thetford-town-fc-player-manager-matt-morton-shares-his-story?ref=scenemag.co.uk)** on National Coming Out Day. The 33-year-old described himself as a ‘typical alpha-male footballer’ and said he didn’t realise his sexuality until he was in his thirties after he met a man in 2018\. Morton continued: *“It felt very surreal to me, but at the same time it felt very natural. I didn’t have that Disney romance at any point with any of the girls that I dated.”*

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He explained his difficulties coming out to his parents and friends, but said they now have a stronger relationship. Morton also spoke about his experience of being a gay man who doesn’t fit many people’s stereotype of what he should look like, saying *“none of it fits, which forces people out of their preconceived ideas of what a gay person is, and what an old-school footballer is.”*

He hopes that sharing his story will encourage more LGBTQ+ inclusivity in sports: *“Everyone was saying to me that you don’t need to announce it or explain yourself. I’m aware of that, but I wanted to own it, and say, ‘this is me, this is what I’ve realised’. It’s a lot better than it was 10 years ago, but there still needs to be activation around understanding, and events like Pride, because there’s still a long way to go.”*

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