Gareth Thomas: 'A lot of people want to hurt us, but more want to help us heal' – video

Former Wales rugby union international Gareth Thomas has said he was the victim of a homophobic attack in Cardiff in a video on social media.Thomas, who came out as gay in 2009 two years before fully retiring, has since become a campaigner for equal rights. He appeared to have suffered facial bruising from the attack, which he said took place on Saturday night in the Welsh capital.In a post on Twitter, the former Wales captain said: 'there’s a lot of people out there who want to hurt us. But, unfortunately for them, there’s a lot more who want to help us heal.'Gareth T…