AFL’s first publicly gay player calls for respect in Crows-Pies match

Leigh Ryswyk—the first AFL player to publicly come out as gay—is calling for respect in an upcoming Crows-Collingwood match, ABC News reports. Four months after his public declaration, Ryswyk is urging fans not to boo Izak Rankine, the Crow who directed a homophobic slur at him.

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