The 'gay for Thierry Henry' outpouring heralds a new openness | Paul Flynn

After Henry's skilful homecoming, fans said they would 'go gay' for him. Isn't it time football bodies stopped playing it straight?If Thierry Henry's return to the Arsenal playing field was evidence of the Beautiful Game fulfilling its mythological title, the fans' reaction was a surprisingly transparent testament to the Beautiful Man at the centre of it. From Twitter to the Arsenal Mania forum, an avalanche of online love showered upon the homecoming hero, echoing up and down the wire in the indivisible language of gay love. "Thierry Henry is a man I would turn gay for" was the oft-tweeted refrain; others declared themselves "lovestruck".Th...