Zander Murray, who plays for League 2 side Bonnyrigg Rose FC, has been investigating homophobia in Scottish football for a new BBC documentary which aired on Monday.
Scotland's first openly gay professional footballer was targeted with vile abuse on Twitter just days before he released a documentary aiming at tackling homophobia in the game.
And just hours before 'Disclosure - OUT ON THE PITCH' aired on BBC One, the striker, who came out in September, revealed shocking abuse he was sent on Twitter. Zander said in response: "Fully expect some homophobic abuse or hate for bringing out a documentary trying to help people and our game. But to comment under this post!? Horrendous, get a grip."One person said: "Unfortunately, some individuals simply can't help themselves. But don't let the faceless critics & bigots get you down Zander. Keep on being your authentic self.
He added: "Online, on Twitter, it hasn't been pleasant, and when playing it's certainly happened. Coming out created a lot of public attention that can be quite tough. Getting insult after insult...we all have good days and bad days."
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