Gareth Thomas

I know this man doesn't look like the others I've been posting until now. If he was "a normal guy", he would be in the "Irk" section joining Wayne bloody Rooney and other hideous fart faces who think they are handsome and somehow relevant to anything.

But Gareth Thomas is not a normal man. He is, since yesterday, one of the most courageous man I've ever heard of.

For those who don't know him, Gareth Thomas is a well-respected, hugely talented, powerful, "very manly" (as his peers say) rugby player who holds the record as the most capped Welsh player. He was their captain, the one to lead the country to winning the World Cup in 2005 for the first time since the late 1960s. He also played for the British Lions and he is pretty much considered as the epitome of the rugby player, as a man who symbolises everything about that very manly, macho sport.

Well, that man is gay ! He came out yesterday ending years of painful heartache and misery trying desperately to be who he is not, who he could never be: a straight rugby player.

The landing on the moon was a huge step for humanity. Well the coming out of Gareth Thomas is, indeed, a huge step for homosexuality. Just like Matthew Mitcham’s coming out was.

And how is Britain reacting? Proudly and with the highest genuine dignity backing and praising a courageous man.