A few years ago, I started a column with various slang – and derogatory - terms for homosexuals. I received a bit of stick for it, but the idea was to replicate what I believed an openly gay footballer would encounter in this country as he emerged from the tunnel in his first match after coming out.
At the time, sadly, I was of the opinion that society here - and particularly Scottish football - was neither enlightened nor progressive enough to accept a homosexual player without resorting to the sort of crude jibes that you might once have heard flung about back in the playground.
