Irish rugby player Jack Dunne came out publicly as bisexual, the Irish newspaper The Independent reports. Dunne is an Irish rugby union player who is currently a member of the Leinster team. The athlete spoke publicly about his sexuality last Saturday as part of a Leinster Rugby panel discussion, "Building Allies with Pride," as well as appearing on BBC's LGBT Sport Podcast, where he discussed how he first told team-mates in school. The Dunne, 22, expressed that "maybe there are some kids across the country who could do with a role model." "I've been out as bisexual for four or five years now - but not out in the media," he explained. He explained how peer pressure kept him in the closet. "I kind of realized when I was 15 or 16, but you are in a school full of of teenage boys. A lot of them would say things that they wouldn't even be thinking about, but they are just doing it out of ignorance," he said. "So when you hear that you kind of just want to keep it to yourself." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?? (?: Jack Dunne / Facebook)

Irish rugby player Jack Dunne came out publicly as bisexual, the Irish newspaper The Independent reports. Dunne is an Irish rugby union player who is currently a member of the Leinster team. The athlete spoke publicly about his sexuality last Saturday as part of a Leinster Rugby panel discussion, "Building Allies with Pride," as well as appearing on BBC's LGBT Sport Podcast, where he discussed how he first told team-mates in school. The Dunne, 22, expressed that "maybe there are some kids across the country who could do with a role model." "I've been out as bisexual for four or five years now - but not out in the media," he explained. He explained how peer pressure kept him in the closet. "I kind of realized when I was 15 or 16, but you are in a school full of of teenage boys. A lot of them would say things that they wouldn't even be thinking about, but they are just doing it out of ignorance," he said. "So when you hear that you kind of just want to keep it to yourself." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?? (?: Jack Dunne / Facebook)