Sam and Thomas Burgess, who play for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, released a video in conjunction with
the Bingham Cup's 'Out in the Field' study of anti-discrimination in sports.
Says Sam in the clip: "I don’t see why there should be any
discrimination about colour, sexuality, your heritage or where you’re
from. Sport is a great thing, and it brings people from all different
aspects of life together, so why should your sexuality be a problem? The
only way we are going to understand the issue is if people get out
there and tell their story so we can help fix it.”
Adds Thomas: "I think discrimination in sport is old fashioned. We're
very passionate about the game. We have lots of gay friends."
That might be because they like to get naked, too.
Here's Sam Burgess showing his hard appreciation for his gay fans: