27 year old Keegan Hirst, who was the first Rugby player to come out
open about his sexuality has revealed the suicidal thoughts he battled
with before coming out.
He became Rugby league's first openly gay British player when he went
public with his sexuality in August 2015.
In an interview with UK Mirror yesterday February 9th, Hirst revealed
how he felt so alone that he even considered taking his own life because
he had a wife and kids and didn't know how they will take to his
devastating revelation.
Since coming out, Keegan Hirst has seen his life change significantly.
He ended his marriage with his wife Serena, he became friends with Ian
McKellen and Elton John, and he was feted at Manchester Pride (even
wearing a Stonewall "It Gets Better" T-shirt).
"I had a lot of things going on in my head. Was I gay, wasn't I gay? Was
it a phase? There were one or two occasions when I did think about
taking my own life. I even got as far as thinking about how I'd do it,
where I'd do it. But then you started to think about who'd find you,
what effect would it have on your family and friends and things like
that. That always kind of brought me back. I got my head round it. Most
of my friends and family took it well. My mum struggled with it for a
while. I suppose I've had 27 years to get my head around it so obviously
I'm okay with it but when you tell someone and they're not expecting it
you're kind of dumping it on their feet. I suppose they have to come
out with you."
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