SHOCKING STATEMENT/ "In football, 30-40 percent are homosexual or bisexual. You will be surprised if you know who"...

2022-08-25 12:38:42, Sport CNA

Igor Benevenuto, the first FIFA referee who declared himself gay, said in an interview for 'Der Spiegel', that in the world of football 30 to 40 percent of the protagonists are gay or bisexual.

"Let's consider all the people involved in football: officials, coaches, players and referees. Between 30-40 percent are gay or bisexual, or have done something at some point with another man," the Brazilian referee declared. for the newspaper. "You would be surprised if you knew who is gay in the football industry", said the referee, who finally did not enter the list of referees for VAR in the World Cup in Qatar.

In an interview he gave to the Globo group's podcast: 'In the lockers of the locker room', the judge said that "there are judges, players, coaches, married, with children, separated, with a double life, there is everything. We exist and deserve the right to talk about it, to live normally."

Igor Benevenuto denoncoi se ka vuajtur paragjykimet në Brazil për shkak të gjendjes së tij seksuale dhe shpjegon, se “në Brazil homoseksualiteti shihet si një sëmundje e ngjashme me alkoolizmin, e cila mund të kapërcehet. Kam besuar për vite me radhë. Vuaja nga depresioni dhe kalova kohë të errëta. I lutesha Zotit që të largohej nga kjo sëmundje. Fatkeqësisht ka ende paragjykime", pranon ai në intervistë. "Unë nuk pres që situata të ndryshojë plotësisht gjatë jetës sime. Por unë mund të jem ende një pikë në oqeanin e ndryshimit," reflektoi ai.

In July 2022, Igor Benevenuto stated that "Football was a 'manly' thing and I knew from an early age that I was gay. There was no more perfect place to hide my sexuality. Playing was not a viable option, so I I went the only possible way: I became a referee," he says.