69% of female players are aware of a teammate who's out.
Some 45 per cent of inter-county GAA players are aware of an LGBTQ teammate within their team.
A new survey shows nearly all players would support a teammate if they came out.
Whether it's Kellie Harrington in boxing or Katie McCabe in soccer, Ireland has plenty of top sports stars who are part of the LGBTQ+ community.
However, in gaelic games, there's still no active male player who's publicly come out.
This new survey, in conjunction with the Gaelic Players Association, shows 69% of female players and 10% of male players are aware of a teammate who's out.
Some 99 per cent of players say they'd support a teammate if they came out.
The GPA wants to see a zero tolerance approach to discrimination - and is developing policies to make clubs more accepting places.
Some 50% think if a player came out they would face discrimination.
Aisling Maher, who's on Dublin's senior camogie squad, says her experience should encourage others:
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