Gay rugby player Devin Ibañez & his BF just celebrated their first Pride together, & we have major FOMO

There’s nothing like your first Delight, particularly if you spend it with the love of your life!

Homosexual professional rugby participant Devin Ibañez, who was the primary Main League Rugby participant to publicly come out as gaysimply celebrated his inaugural Delight together with his boyfriend, Fergus Wade.

The pair loved the festivities in Madrid. OK, kings!

“Whereas I might have in all probability executed with about 1 million much less individuals, it was unbelievable to see such an enormous gathering of queer individuals from internationally,” wrote Ibañez on Instagram.

Lady, we really feel you. Whereas rugby is taxing, it’s acquired nothin’ on a full Delight weekend! Greater than 2 million individuals attended the WorldPride Parade in Spain’s capital, which hosts the largest Delight in all of Europe.

Happily, it appears like Ibañez and Wade got here out on the opposite facet. We’re glad they’re capable of inform (and present) the story.

Ibañez’s Instagram web page, “@thatgayrugger,” is basically devoted to lovable images of him and Wade. The photographs rejoice their bond and deep love for each other.

Earlier this yr, the duo attended their first wedding together. Maybe a harbinger of what’s to come back?

Ibañez performed for the Main League Rugby crew, the New England Free Jacks, throughout their exhibition 2019 season. He gained a gold medal whereas representing Workforce USA on the 2017 World Maccabiah Video games in Israel, and captured the 2018 D1 Nationwide Championship together with his membership crew.

The rugger penned his coming out essay in December 2020. He says he couldn’t have gone public with out Fergus’ encouragement.

“I’ve little question that with out Fergus I by no means would have had the resolve to place myself on the market on this means,” Ibañez wrote on Outsports in 2021. “His love and help gave me a energy that I didn’t know I had.”

It’s lovely to see Devin now dwelling an open life. He dated Fergus for 3 years earlier than he publicly got here out.

Devin admits staying closeted was taking a toll on his relationship with the person he loves.

“It simply acquired to the purpose the place we had the dialog a number of instances if [coming out] was one thing I used to be afraid to do due to backlash, or as a result of I used to be ashamed of him,” he told Queerty in 2021. “You’ll be able to have that dialog any variety of instances, however actions converse louder than phrases. So it began to affect me much more after I realized the affect it was taking over him.”

They’re come a good distance during the last three years. Devin and Fergus praise one another completely–and never we’re not simply speaking about their photos!

However whereas we’re at it…

Devin and Fergus kicked off 2023 by celebrating their five-year anniversary, and their enjoyable hasn’t stopped.

“Assembly Fergie in 2017 modified my perspective on what was doable for me,” Devin wrote on Instagram. “He caught with me till I used to be assured sufficient to come back out in rugby. He at all times jogged my memory it was my very own journey and I wanted to do what was finest for me at my tempo.”

There’s energy in homosexual athletes showcasing their love lives. For a very long time, homosexual individuals masked their personal affairs in hyper-masculine areas, like sports activities. They didn’t need to stick out.

Even after publicly popping out, homosexual athletes have historically saved their courting lives underneath wraps. It wasn’t that way back when NFL prospect Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend on Draft Day was nationwide information.

Quick ahead 10 years, and now Carl Nassib, the primary out energetic NFL participant in historical past, is out right here celebrating his man’s 30th birthday (Olympic swimmer Søren Dahl).

We’re right here for it!

Whereas the “likes” are good, the visibility is even higher. Devin and Fergus have been out and proud for 3 years, and it’s nice to see different male sports activities {couples} be part of them.

Perhaps a double date for subsequent yr’s Delight?

Scroll down for extra pics on Devin and Fergus being all cute and stuff…