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Gareth Thomas came out in December
Former Lions and current Cardiff Blues player says he is 'honoured' and will be hands-on
By : Stephen Unwin
Gay rugby star Gareth Thomas named as LGBT History Month patron
Gareth Thomas, the Welsh rugby star who came out in December, has been named as a new patron of LGBT History Month.
Sue Sanders, co-chair of gay charity Schools Out, which organises the event, announced the news at a BBC conference in central London.
Thomas, a former Lions and current Cardiff Blues player, said he was "honoured" to have been asked to give his support and stressed that he would be a hands-on patron.
LGBT History Month is held every year in February.
Thomas said in a statement:
Thomas is one of only a tiny number of prominent out gay sportsmen and women.
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