Yes

The law has been on quite a journey on this. I’m old enough to remember a really talented silk, whom I really admired, having his judicial ambitions killed off when he was open about his sexuality in an interview. That was in the late 80s. Absolutely unthinkable now.

Posted By: Old Git on March 17th 2026 at 11:10:48

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Tony Powell documentary (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 17, 08:53:23
- Just - belatedly - read this. I'm of the era that saw TP every week.... (NCFC) - Saucerer, Mar 17, 23:24:53
- Documentary available on Prime Video from Sunday (n/m) (NCFC) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Mar 17, 12:12:25
  - Just too late to save Otto the price of the ticket (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 17, 12:29:03
    - Yes but I save money by not subscribing to Amazon Prime (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 17, 13:27:42
      - Always a step ahead (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 17, 14:09:44
  - Nice one (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 17, 12:27:24
- Just booked for Sunday - thanks for posting! (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 17, 11:55:40
  - Yay! 😊 (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 17, 12:26:58
- Wow, quite a read (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 17, 11:07:56
  - So many interesting elements - but this is amazing (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 17, 11:54:02
    - I love that he looked grumpy because he was looking at the Norwich scores (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 17, 13:38:30
      - 💯 (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 17, 14:01:45
    - wonder when they will make Jim's documentary (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Mar 17, 13:32:54
      - 😄 (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 17, 14:01:34
- Looking forward to watching this film (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Mar 17, 11:04:36
  - It's clear from the article he did not have a relationship with Fashanu. (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Mar 17, 11:45:33
    - Fashanu says somewhere - I think maybe his essay for the Stonewall '94 book - that (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 17, 13:43:26
- 💛💚 (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 17, 10:43:51
- such a reliable player in the team I first started watchin (NCFC) - dr fanta, Mar 17, 09:19:14
  - I must have watched him but I have no memory of him (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 17, 09:26:49
    - Jake Daniels at Blackpool is openly gay (NCFC) - tim berry, Mar 17, 10:17:28
      - is there any other profession where employees (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 17, 10:35:24
        
        I don't think anyone is suggesting that footballers should be compelled to (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 17, 10:49:06
        
        Totally (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Mar 17, 14:42:14
        
        Yes (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 17, 11:10:48
        
        Porn? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 17, 10:38:24
        
        you never heard the expression gay for pay (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 17, 11:49:27
        
        Every Friday at Jumbo and Garry’s (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 17, 12:22:17
        
        come round (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Mar 17, 13:44:55
        
        🤣🤣🤣🤣...... of course ! (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 17, 13:18:01
        
        that and the oldest profession I spose (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 17, 11:02:02
    - And yet the women’s football environment is so open and honest about this stuff (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Mar 17, 10:15:59
    - I think fans would be mostly good with it now (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 17, 09:58:30
      - Do you think so? (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 17, 11:13:08
        
        Not online it wouldn't (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Mar 17, 11:51:06
      - Changing rooms would be far better now than they were (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 17, 10:56:27
        
        Some would (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 17, 11:01:05
      - ...and social media (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 17, 09:58:55
    - Absolutely (NCFC) - Cellophane Flowers, Mar 17, 09:55:47
      - Exactly (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Mar 17, 10:16:11
- thanks for posting (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Mar 17, 09:05:23

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