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England wicketkeeper Steve Davies has become the country's first professional cricketer to publicly announce he is gay.

The 24-year-old Davies made the announcement in video interviews on the websites of The Sun and Daily Telegraph.

Davies said he told England coach Andy Flower last year before going on the Ashes tour to Australia in which he played in the limited-overs matches.

"I have got nothing to hide and I am ready to tell people … I feel it is right to be out in the open about my sexuality," Davies said.

"I'm comfortable with who I am - and I'm happy to say who I am in public.

"To speak out is a massive relief for me personally - but if I can just help one person to deal with their sexuality, then that's all I care about.

At the end of my career I want to be remembered as a good cricketer, not just as a gay cricketer."

Flower said Davies should be regarded first and foremost as a talented cricketer.

"This is something Steve chose to discuss with myself and the squad some time ago," he said.

"I would like to make it very clear that Steve is first and foremost a very talented cricketer and a valued member of the England setup.

"His private life is his own concern and has absolutely no bearing on his ability to excel at the very highest level in international sport and I have no doubt that he will continue to work hard to regain a place in the England squad.

"Steve has had and will continue to have the full respect and support of the entire squad and everyone involved in England cricket."

English players union chairman Vikram Solanki said Davies' personal preferences had been known among his peers for some time.

"Steve has the full support of all his colleagues in cricket," he said.

"Many of those he plays with and against have known about this for some time and none of them regard it as anything other than an entirely personal matter."

Davies missed out a spot in the squad for the World Cup, which is currently taking place in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Two years ago, Wales rugby centre Gareth Thomas went public with his homosexuality.

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2nd class citizen seems quite an upgrade from 0 class citizen. At least it is an attempt to recognize that GLBT folks exist and live fairly normal lives after all the propaganda to the opposite.

We forget what African Americans went thru to get the same rights as other American people.I feel sure many of them are still disappointed with the progress made in their Civil Rights fight and I am sure GLBT folks will feel the same lack of progress. We need to focus on the fight for our Civil Rights and pray that 1 day we will feel equal in all avenues of our lives. Sometimes a look back makes the future look brighter indeed.

I added Caucasian to the list already… :crazy2: ... Should I remove it till a better term exists ?

I will work on adding the most recent suggestions for tags to the lists later today…........