I understand why Coote hid his sexuality - Owens

The ex-rugby referee says homophobia remains a problem in all sport.

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Sacked referee David Coote reveals struggles with his sexuality led to ‘really poor choices’

Coote said he was gay in first interview since dismissal ‘I hid my emotions as a young ref and my sexuality as well’ David Coote, the disgraced Premier League referee, has said struggles with ...
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Sacked Premier League referee Coote hid sexuality for fear of abuse

Former Premier League referee David Coote has said he hid his sexuality during his career, fearing the abuse he would receive for being gay.
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Collins: 'I don’t understand' Trump's inspectors general firings

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Saturday she didn’t understand why President Trump fired several departmental inspectors general late Friday night given that ...
The Hill - 4d
Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations: 'I don't accept there was any abuse'

Neil Gaiman, the bestselling fantasy author, denies sexual abuse allegations made by eight women in an explosive New York Magazine article.
Los Angeles Times - Jan. 15
He saved 70% of his income to retire at 34—why he's no longer 'hyper-frugal': I 'got into deprivation' and wasn't happy

Early retiree Brandon Ganch focuses on maximizing "net fulfillment" rather than net worth."
CNBC - Jan. 4
I Still Don’t Know Why I Said Yes

In the language of physics, we were a quantum entanglement event.
The New York Times - Jan. 3
Aaron Taylor-Johnson: ‘I couldn’t understand why Tom Ford wanted me to play a serial-killer rapist’

The actor answers your questions on his exercise regime, what he thinks of the AI John Lennon and which roles have changed him. How do you keep yourself so springy? I’d love to know more about ...
The Guardian - Jan. 2
Dancer Wayne Sleep: ‘I hid my sexuality from my mother, so it was wonderful to come out and be myself at last’

The dancer and his husband on meeting at a beach bar in Spain, the stresses of working together, and who is the teenager in the relationship. Born in Plymouth in 1948, Wayne Sleep is a dancer and ...
The Guardian - Jan. 2

I understand why Coote hid his sexuality - Owens

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Sacked referee David Coote reveals struggles with his sexuality led to ‘really poor choices’

Sacked Premier League referee Coote hid sexuality for fear of abuse

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