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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Laura Webster

Referees come out as gay in effort to change Scottish football culture

Craig Napier, centre, said people should be able to 'live happily and comfortably in their own skin'

A SCOTTISH referee has has come out as gay in a bid to change the culture in football.

Craig Napier becomes the first male openly gay figure on Scottish football pitches since Justin Fashanu, who played for Airdrie and Hearts in the mid-1990s several years after announcing his sexuality.

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