> Removing 'camouflage,' Brazil football referee Igor Benevenuto comes out / 32GC4W2
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Removing 'camouflage,' Brazil football referee Igor Benevenuto comes out / 32GC4W2
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Growing up, he never liked football, but Igor Benevenuto played it anyway to avoid being teased with homophobic jokes. He wasn't much good as a player, but found a passion for refereeing -- and the perfect "camouflage" to hide his homosexuality. Until last month, when the Brazilian premier league official came out publicly on a football podcast, joining a very short list of trailblazing referees to publicly identify as gay. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES