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Turkish Ref Booted for Being Gay

Fired ref fights back against soccer authorities

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(Newser) – A Turkish referee is kicking back against soccer authorities who fired him for being gay, the Independent reports. After the authorities leaked his name to the press, Halil Dincdag "outed" himself on a TV sports show, despite discrimination against gays in Turkey. Dincdag has won the support of many of his fellow referees, and is taking the football federation to court to get back his referee's license.

"They thought I was an ant that they could crush. They thought I would run away and hide in a corner,"  Dincdag said. "But they have destroyed my life and I will fight them to the end."

Gay soccer referee Halil Dincdag has won the support of fellow refs and an influential newspapers in his bid to get his referee's license back.
Gay soccer referee Halil Dincdag has won the support of fellow refs and an influential newspapers in his bid to get his referee's license back.   (Getty Images)
"I have not committed a crime, I have not defamed my professio," Dincdag said. "I'm only a homosexual."   (Getty Images)
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The crowds shout 'faggot' at referees whose decisions they don't like. Well, here I am.
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riffran
Jun 25, 09 4:09 AM CDT
That whole region is a damgerous place to be anything close to being gay, or christian, or a lady for that matter...some are more tolerant than others...but still dangerous Reply
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SomebodyElse
Jun 25, 09 9:49 AM CDT
What does sexual orientation have to do with referee ability? Absolutely nothing. Until the world realizes the inherent immorality of designating an entire group of people as inferior solely because they are different, this kind of nonsense is going to happen. Reply
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anchower
Jun 25, 09 2:23 PM CDT
Precisely.
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