Australian rugby player comes out

Bear

Face looks better now he's slimmed down a bit.

I love ruggers, grrrrr

I disagree ! He was much hotter when bigger. That being said ,thank god I was always as gay as a goose and couldnt hide it. I never had to try to be in the closet . It just wasnt possible . I couldnt imagine dealing with that .

R2 Physically, it's almost like two different people. Obviously, he's in a better place now, and his physical appearance is a reflection of that. .

I'd do him either way but prefer the current dude. He looks less likely to beat me senseless.

[Quote] I'd do him either way but prefer the current dude. He looks less likely to beat me senseless.

Weird, I like him better bigger BECAUSE he looked like he could beat me senseless. Different strokes, I guess.

He's in his early 30s so he would have lost some facial fat, that's probably why he looks a little more chiseled.

He looks better now and his intact dong is probably longer after losing 10-15 kgs.

These sports faggots are exhausting. “I’d rather have died than people knew I was gay!”

Fuck off, cunt.

I dunno, I think it's kinda sad, like he wasn't too bright and just harbored all this self-hatred for years.

Yeah he looked better to me in OP’s pic. I like bigger guys. And the facial hair looked good

Are all Rugby players like all Gymnasts ?

Team sports = tops, judge sports = bottoms, R13.

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yeah he's hotter now

The hottest edition is in the photo R18 just posted.

Hott

Hott

International Gay Rugby has been around for something like 20+ years. He couldn't find a role model to look up to?

I hope he strips naked for ROAR next year.

No, he looks unhinged in the R18 photo.

Much hotter now, total bottom.

The 'before' pic looks like that because that was the size he needed to be to be an elite rugby player, playing that position + role in his team. It's not like he had let himself go to seed because he was depressed but the team kept him on anyway out of pity, R5, you fucking moron.

But yes, the present-day version is more fuckable, not to say that the earlier version isn't.

🎶 I’m Mr. Heat Miser! 🎶

So much more handsome now. He looked like a neanderthal before.

I would hit that shit like a tank going through a brick wall. Oof!

He looks bland and basic now. I wouldn’t give him a second glance if I walked past him on the street.

I'm sure he'd be mortified, R29.

He is much hotter now. But the crying is sad. He will probably need years of therapy to undo the self-loathing. Hopefully it doesn’t turn into some slut trying to kill himself by not being safe while having sex.

Wasn’t too bright, R11? He’s currently completing his PhD in cellular mechanisms of brain function.

If you read what he wrote you would know that, but admittedly there were lots of big sentences and multi-syllable words, so you probably gave up.

Beefy and looks like he'd be thick downstairs.

R22 Why would you imagine that a twelve year old boy in Australia would even be aware of Mark Bingham in 2001?

Mark Bingham played district level rugby in California - this guy played for the national team of a rugby powerhouse - Australia - as well as for two of the leading Australian state teams in Super 12 rugby - which you’ll know nothing about - as well as being vice captain of one of those teams - the ACT Brumbies, again, about which you’ll know nothing.

And yes, we all know about Mark Bingham and 9/11. Amazing guy. But comparisons are silly. I’d also like to see you have the balls to call Tom Palmer on this if you were ever to meet him. But of course you wouldn’t. It’s so very Data Lounge to pile in on and criticise someone who speaks out as he has done.

Probably best not to comment on stuff about which you know so little, R22.

r34 is Dan Palmer

R35 yep I got that wrong - Dan not Tom. Makes no difference to my argument, though.

He comes out AFTER he's finished playing? Brave dude. Yawn.

R37 Right, because you're so brave. Not everyone's struggle is the same asshat. He is still a higher profile person than your dumb ass. So it will still have a positive effect.

r36 No, I was implying that you ARE Dan Palmer. You're very touchy.

He still doesn't sound too comfortable with himself though.

Handsome lad glad he’s finally made peace with himself

R39 if I were Dan Palmer I would probably not have gotten my given name wrong, you clueless American twit.

I noticed with all the credit and tweets of support that Dan has rightly received in Australia with his 'coming out' that Julia 'Marriage is between a man and a woman' Gillard has remained silent. It was during her tenor as PM and attacks on-going attacks on the gay community that Dan was struggling with his sexuality.

I also noted that most of the articles relating to Dan's story have accompanying names of help groups in Australia and most don't include the one that Gillard heads - Beyond Blue. The irony.

r42 I'm Australian, you clueless twit with a HUGE chip on your shoulder.

I'm usually a sucker for thick, beefy rugby lads, but he looks SO MUCH better now. He's downright dashing.

[Quote] and most don't include the one that Gillard heads - Beyond Blue. The irony.

Does Beyond Blue have a bad reputation?

He can fucking rail me anytime he likes... yum!

R46 No. But I wouldn't use it on principle.

1. It's was Jeff Kennett's baby. He started it back in 1999 and given what dreadful things he did to mental health services in Victoria (amongst many other things) I can only believe that he started it to make amends some how (or is that me being naive);

2. Gillard took over from Gillard in 2015 or 2016. She is really an appropriate person given her comments in relation to gay marriage. She appears to think she is a good choice because her father was a psychiatric nurse. I really don't get the connection myself but whatever.

Beyond Blue has never been involved in any controversy but having former politicians as the public face of the organisation is not a good idea because they all come with baggage, so it is never really a good look.

If I needed somebody to talk to I'd call Lifeline.

In that before pic, he's big enough to bruise your pelvis.

He should go back in.

He's doing a PhD.

He's attractive. But much hotter when beefier and with facial hair.