League legend Ian Roberts calls out Allan Robinson's homophobia

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In the news: Did you see the front page of Saturday's Newcastle Herald? Rugby league legend Ian Roberts solidly called out Allan Robinson on his recent homophobic comments:

[Ian Roberts] told the Newcastle Herald that Cr Robinson's "blatantly homophobic" comments had "stopped me in my tracks".

"That someone would still think it was OK to call someone, 'You're a poof,' it kind of just blew me away," he said.

"It's sickening to hear, because there are kids struggling in their own houses, their own bedrooms. There are kids in the suburbs killing themselves.

"When you talk about the high rates of LGBTIQ suicide, does this f---ing idiot not get it?

"It's really damaging to young people who are still finding their own way and discovering themselves and their own feelings of self-worth. It can be damaging to the point of pushing someone over the edge."

Thank you Ian! 

Read the full Newcastle Herald story here: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6331288/ian-roberts-tackles-robbo-head-on-over-gay-slurs/?cs=7580