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NFL: First ever current player comes out as gay

Football player Carl Nassib from the Las Vegas Raiders made the announcement on Instagram.

American football player Carl Nassib has become the first active NFL player to come out as gay. Nassib made the announcement in a video posted on his Instagram account and also donated $100,000 to a suicide prevention service for LGBTQ youth in America. We'll speak to an NFL reporter and also hear from other LGBTQ+ from around the world about their experiences of coming out as gay.

Also, we'll hear the story of a British man who fell victim to a romance fraud in Ukraine and lost most of his savings.

And we'll answer your questions about coronavirus with our regular health expert. Today it's Dr Swapneil Parikh - an infectious disease researcher at the Kasturba Hospital of infectious diseases in Mumbai, India.

(Photo: Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib celebrates at the end of the game in Inglewood 09/11/2020. Credit: Reuters)

50 minutes

Last on

Tue 22 Jun 202116:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Tue 22 Jun 202116:06GMT

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