This Rugby-Playing Couple Had the Best Response to a Homophobe

They're both play for the same team (literally), and want people to know homophobia has no place in sports.

Earlier this month, Australian rugby star Israel Folau made headlines for saying that gay people are going to hell, "unless they repent of their sins and turn to God."

I see unlike Australia, Israel Folau isn't moving with the times pic.twitter.com/sOyvlR7wh5

— Graham Love (@GLove39) April 3, 2018

Even though Folau’s comments broke Rugby Australia’s inclusion policy, the sports organization decided not to impose any sanctions on him.

Well, that hasn’t stopped LGBT people and fellow athletes from speaking out against Folau. This past weekend rugby player Simon Dunn shared a "victory kiss" with his partner Felix on social media. The two men play together on the London rugby club the Kings Cross Steelers.

Victory kiss. pic.twitter.com/REvhoUN2bX

— Simon Dunn (@BySimonDunn) April 22, 2018

Simon has since encouraged everyone to retweet the image for Folau.

RT for @IzzyFolauhttps://t.co/PAhFg9aL2b

— Simon Dunn (@BySimonDunn) April 23, 2018

Regarding the kiss, Simon told the Gay Times, "Unfortunately the sporting world is still a place where kissing my partner after our team’s victory is still seen as an act of defiance or rebellion."

He continued: 

"It’s an environment where someone’s homophobic comments can be defended as ‘just his opinion’ and that truly is worrying...I’ve devoted my life to sport, and as an out and proud athlete I’ll continue to do what is natural for me, and hopefully break down stereotypes in the process."

This Rugby-Playing Couple Had the Best Response to a Homophobe