This is a situation rare enough to recognize the courage and bravery of Josh cavallo. If the subject of homosexuality has always been one of the biggest taboos in sport, the 22-year-old Australian has decided to be one of the pioneers of his sport by openly revealing his homosexuality. A strong gesture that has made a huge reaction, especially the biggest stars of his sport, and a step in the right direction for sport in general and a young man who wishes, with his speech, to advance the cause.
Unfortunately for him, he has now become an easy target for supporters in the stands … Player of the Adelaide team, Josh Cavallo traveled to Melbourne last Saturday and the latter had the bad surprise of being the victim of insults. It was he himself who revealed the information on his Instagram account following the match. Followed by 156,000 subscribers, the midfielder posted a long message to explain the situation. “I’m not going to pretend I didn’t see or hear the homophobic abuse in last night’s game. There are no words to tell you how disappointed I was. As a society, this shows that we still face these issues in 2022 “, he declares in the introduction.
Hate will never win
To accompany this powerful message, Josh Cavallo has chosen a photo of himself at a time when he is holding his head in his hands to express his dismay at these insults of which he is the target. “This should not be acceptable and we need to do more to empower these people”, he says, before continuing with a hopeful message: “Hate will never win. I will never apologize for revealing my truth and, more recently, who I am outside of football.”.
Disgusted, but not discouraged, Josh Cavallo then addresses young people who may experience the same fate as him. “Hold your head up and keep chasing your dreams. Know that there is no room in the game for this.”, he says. Following his message, the Australian Football League decided to launch an investigation to find and sanction the perpetrators of these acts.