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Changing Australia: Mitch Brown on being the first bisexual player from the AFL

Changing Australia: Mitch Brown on being the first bisexual player from the AFL

Update: 2025-10-12
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For 129 years, no player from the men's league had ever publicly identified as gay or bisexual. That all changed in late August.

Following a string of homophobic incidents in the top competitions of the AFL, Mitch Brown made the decision to come forward as the first to identify as bisexual.

  • Guest: Mitch Brown, former AFL footballer
  • Producer: Joe Sullivan
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Changing Australia: Mitch Brown on being the first bisexual player from the AFL

Changing Australia: Mitch Brown on being the first bisexual player from the AFL

Australian Broadcasting Corporation