Josh Cavallo slams homophobic trolls after recent match: “Hate never will win”
Openly gay footballer Josh Cavallo shut down homophobic trolls after facing anti-LGBTQ+ abuse during a recent match.
On 8 January, Adelaide United played an away game against the Melbourne Victory.
During the match’s second half, spectators spewed homophobic remarks at Cavallo.
Shortly after the game, the 22-year-old condemned the abuse in a lengthy post on Instagram.
“I’m not going to pretend that I didn’t see or hear the homophobic abuse at the game last night. There are no words to tell you how disappointed I was,” he wrote.
“As a society it shows we still face these problems in 2022. This shouldn’t be acceptable and we need to do more to hold these people accountable. Hate never will win. I will never apologise for living my truth and most recently who I am outside of football.
“To all the young people who have received homophobic abuse, hold your heads up high and keep chasing your dreams. Know that there is no place in the game for this.”
Cavallo also called out Instagram for its lack of action regarding the online abuse within the platform.
“To Instagram, I don’t want any child or adult to have to receive the hateful and hurtful messages that I’ve received,” he said.
“I knew truly being who I am that I was going to come across this. It’s a sad reality that your platforms are not doing enough to stop these messages.”
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Author: Jordan Robledo