David Gough: 'The fear when coming out is of not being accepted and not fitting in'

"It is not that there are no openly gay sportspeople, there are no openly gay sportsmen."

David Gough

Top GAA referee David Gough admits the ‘toxic masculinity in dressing rooms’ is the biggest obstacle preventing more male sportspeople from coming out.

Gough, who revealed he is gay 10 years ago, said that the fear of telling teammates “is a sad indictment of where we are”.