Ben Cohen is a former Rugby player who participated in the England rugby union. He played for the Northampton Saints beginning in 1996. He would later play for a French team called Brive. He would eventually go back to England where he would join the Sale Sharks. He was on the British team that was victorious in the Rugby World Cup in 2003. He officially retired from the sport of rugby in 2011. Only one player has scored more tries than Ben in the history of British rugby. He is originally from Northampton, England. In 2004, Ben was awarded an MBE.

He has devoted most of his time since his retirement to bringing awareness to many of the various causes that he is passionate about. His celebrity status as allowed him to become a powerful voice and helped to bring needed media attention to these issues. One of the things that has brought Ben a significant amount of publicity since the end of his playing days was his creation of The StandUp Foundation. The purpose of this foundation is to bring public awareness to the problems that are caused as a result of Bullying. The foundation helps to raise money that will fund various initiatives with the goal of stopping bullying in the real world and on the Internet. His work with the foundation has helped Ben to get the reputation for being a genuinely good guy who wants to help people who are not as fortunate as he is.

Another one of the key details of Ben’s life that has brought him a great deal of fame is the fact that he is one of the few openly gay male professional athletes. He has used this fact to speak out on many issues in support of the LGBT community. One of the main reasons that Ben decided to create The StandUp Foundation was the enormous amount of bullying that openly gay people must endure. Ben is especially concerned about the amount of bullying that students are subjected to. He regularly gives lectures at schools about this issue. He presents ways that the people in charge of these schools can use to severely limit the amount of bullying that goes on.

Ben received a very large honor in 2013. He was among the first athletes to be inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame. It is located in Chicago. Ben said that he was thrilled when he got the news.

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