Out athlete Simon Dunn trolls homophobic rugby player Israel Follau with gay kiss

Former bobsledder Simon Dunn took aim at Israel Fallau by tweeting him a picture of him kissing his boyfriend. Israel Folau, an Australian rugby player, has faced backlash after posting an intensely homophobic comment on Instagram. Replying to a comment that asked him what God’s plan was for gay people Folau said: “‘HELL.. Unless they repent of their sins and turn to God”.

Instead of issuing an apology Folau has doubled down on his views and compared himself to a prophet, posting a highlight Bible verse on Instagram: “Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

“Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.”

“Unfortunately, the sporting world is still a place where kissing my partner after our team’s victory is still seen as an act of defiance or rebellion,” Dunn told Gay Times. “It’s an environment where someone’s homophobic comments can be defended as ‘just his opinion’ and that truly is worrying.

“I’ve devoted my life to sport, and as an out and proud athlete I’ll continue to do what is natural for me,” he added, “and hopefully break down stereotypes in the process.”

“I’ve received just as much hate (if not more) as I have support for this picture,” Dunn wrote on social media following the post. “Which only shows me we have a lot of work to do before homophobia in sport is a thing of the past!”

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