EFL referee James Adcock reassures other officials that coming out as gay will not negatively impact their careers and insists he feels 'fully supported' James Adcock was open about sexuality 10 years ago and is experienced referee He wants to reassure other officials that their sexuality will not close doors 'If you're confident in yourself, you're going to have every support', he said
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James Adcock has sought to reassure any other gay referees that coming out will not negatively affect their career.
Adcock has taken charge of more than 500 games and has felt fully supported by his colleagues since first being open about his sexuality 10 years ago.
He told the BBC's LGBT Sport Podcast: 'A lot of referees will think they