I remember the shock at hearing the news of his death.

Thinking about how awful it must have been, to be so gifted, and yet feel so low,

Hounded by the media and bigots, just because of who he was

#JustinFashanu

🏳️‍🌈 Cada 19 de febrero se conmemora el 'Día contra la LGTBIfobia en el deporte', en memoria del futbolista #JustinFashanu. Una fecha para reivindicar un deporte libre de discriminación, inclusivo y respetuoso.

#madridcontralalgtbifobia

Just the 45 years ago #justinfashanu #ncfc

#JustinFashanu
#NorwichCity

📝'Sport, a safe space for all'
🔊 "Many of his former teammates and colleagues made comments claiming that homosexual individuals had no place in team sports"
✏️ @aitoralzaga3.bsky.social
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#EndHomophobia #LGBTQ #JustinFashanu #Football

Check out the #JustinFashanu statue fund merch at @onthestallcity.bsky.social’s Collectors Fair @theforumnorwich.bsky.social today!

Front cover of Gay Times magazine July 1991 featuring a photo of Justin, a beautiful young black man in a grey vest with gold chain, and the headline: Justin Fashanu, Soccer’s enigmatic gay star

Happy LGBT+ History Month UK. Today’s #OUT140 is about local hero #JustinFashanu… First we heard about our mate Justin being gay was when it was all over the papers. We didn’t care, he was still a good bloke … Proud Canaries are fundraising for a piece of public art about Justin www.justinstatue.com

Justin Fashanu English sportsman Justin Fashanu was BOTD in 1961. Born in London to a Nigerian-Guyanese family, his parents separated when he was a child. He was brought up in a care home and later by foster pare…

English footballer Justin Fashanu, whose career was destroyed by homophobia, was BOTD [19 February] in 1961. #justinfashanu #supergays #bornonthisday

Justin Fashanu English sportsman Justin Fashanu was BOTD in 1961. Born in London to a Nigerian-Guyanese family, his parents separated when he was a child. He was brought up in a care home and later by foster pare…

English footballer Justin Fashanu, whose career was destroyed by homophobia, was BOTD in 1961. #justinfashanu #supergays #bornonthisday

45 years ago today, Justin Fashanu did this to Liverpool at Carrow Road #justinfashanu #ncfc
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#AmalFashanu: “Es ridículo que en el mundo haya más de un 10% de #personashomosexuales y en el fútbol no haya nadie”. La sobrina de #JustinFashanu, el primer #jugador que se declaró #gay en la #Premier y acabó #suicidándose
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.@robbierogers' courage is put into context by how #JustinFashanu was treated when he came out #homophobia @mrjamesob