![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/aaron-ramsdale-vows-to-fight-back-against-dressing-room-homophobia-in-support-of-brother-as-he-says-this-ends-now/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/HB-OFF-PLATFORM-RAMSDALE1.jpg&description='I'M SO PROUD' Aaron Ramsdale vows to fight back against dressing room homophobia in support of brother as he says: 'This ends now' ARSENAL keeper Aaron Ramsdale has made a pledge to combat homophobia in football dressing rooms after opening up about his gay brother Oliver. The Gunners shot-stopper, 25, is the youngest of three boys - with eldest, Edward, working as a prison guard and middle brother, Oliver, performing in the West End. 2 Aaron Ramsdale with brother Oliver after signing a new Arsenal contract in May Credit: Instagram @oliverramsdale 2 Ramsdale has praised his brother Oliver for his bravery as a gay man Credit: Instagram @oliverramsdale Ramsdale received a huge backlash when he made the move from Sheffield United to Arsenal in 2021 as many questioned why Mikel Arteta was signing the young Englishman. But he has thrived during his two season at the Emirates, proving people wrong with numerous superb displays. Yet despite the abuse he faced two years ago, Arsenal man Ramsdale insists his bravery is nothing compared with what his brother Oliver has had to face as a gay man. Speaking in his article on the Players' Tribune, he said: "Whenever people tell me it's brave what I've done, pursuing this football dream, I just laugh. Oliver is the real superstar of the family. He's the brave one. "Three weeks before he was supposed to leave for uni in Bedford, he told my parents that he had a change of heart. He didn't want to become a PE teacher. He wanted to chase his real dream and go to drama school. So he literally packed up everything and went to London to pursue a totally different life. "But that's not the bravest thing he's done. That's not why I admire him. "My brother is gay, and he's lived his life in an open and authentic way since he went off to school. I'm so proud to say he's my brother. I haven't talked about it before, but with everything going on in football right now, I thought it was important to mention. "Oliver is a lot like me, in many way){kind=link}
ARSENAL keeper Aaron Ramsdale has made a pledge to combat homophobia in football dressing rooms after opening up about his gay brother Oliver.
The Gunners shot-stopper, 25, is the youngest of three boys – with eldest, Edward, working as a prison guard and middle brother, Oliver, performing in the West End.
Ramsdale received a huge backlash when he made the move from Sheffield United to Arsenal in 2021 as many questioned why Mikel Arteta was signing the young Englishman.
But he has thrived during his two season at the Emirates, proving people wrong with numerous superb displays.
Yet despite the abuse he faced two years ago, Arsenal man Ramsdale insists his bravery is nothing compared with what his brother Oliver has had to face as a gay man.