Gareth Thomas
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The queer news from Wales (in the UK) is so worth sharing ……
Wales. the smallest country that is part of the UK, has really good queer news again this week. Firstly, Gareth Thomas, a former Wales captain and one of the first openly gay professional rugby players, is increasing his activism within the LGBTQ community. He has launched a new campaign with a queer non-profit, You Are Loved…
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Prince Harry talks with HIV+ Gareth Thomas (former Welsh Rugby Capt) during National HIV Testing Week
In 2019, former gay Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas publicly disclosed his HIV status after tabloid newspapers threatened to out him. A BBC documentary, Gareth Thomas: HIV and Me, aired shortly afterwards. Thomas had timed the announcement to coincide with his taking part in an Ironman triathlon. It was a carefully orchestrated media campaign…
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Gareth Thomas : Never Alone
The bravery of the former captain of the Welsh Rugby Team Gareth Thomas when he publicly came out as gay was extraordinary. His story is an amazing inspiring one and now Guinness have captured it for a new advertisement that they released today. ‘Never Alone’ tells the story of how Thomas’s greatest fear wasn’t the…
