If your gay teammate is showering at the same time, kudos to you for noticing he walked into the showers. Why are you watching him so closely, anyway? Seriously, are you cruising him?…
Hilarious and very accurate post about how to behave in the locker room if you have a gay teammate.
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#sports #queer #gay #LGBT #LGBTQ #men #athletics #locker room #showeringSo happy that Toronto FINALLY has it’s first LGBTQ sports bar!
Advocate article on Aussie footballer Jason Ball coming out.
I don’t think that the Olympians should boycott. I think the athletes from various countries should go and play their hearts out while wearing screaming rainbows and espousing their love of LGBT people, or of their same-sex partners. However I will be damned if any corporation will benefit economically from me watching the Olympics. Despite what Mr. Burke says in this well worded article money does talk. A boycott of watching the games can ensure that Russia pays the economic price hatred comes with and that sponsors understand that prejudice and the systemic discrimination of an entire people will not be tolerated. Those organizations in Russia, like Stolichnaya Vodka, feeling the pinch can take their lobbying back to the Kremlin. While not sending athletes may not effect much changes the complaints of a multi-million dollar companies might.
Oh yeah, in case you missed it the SCC’s defensive player of the year Michael Sam came out… before the NFL draft. Meaning if drafted he would be the first openly gay player within the NFL and first openly gay player to be drafted by a team in any major male professional sports league.
Can’t say enough about the courage for which Michael Sam has. Hats of to you sir for doing what so many other haven’t been able to and for paving the way.
Connor Taras had always tried to hide the fact that he was gay; when he finally came out, he says, “it was the first time I went to race and was actually there for myself… . I got to be me.”
It’s official, athlete’s coming out is now the it thing to do. From several Olympians (including former swimming tycoon Ian “The Thorpedo” Thorpe) to NFL draft hopefuls and NBA, MLS players. Welcome the age of being out in sport.
“Just because you’re gay doesn’t mean you can’t be the athlete you want to be,” says the award-winning athlete.
This. Is. Awesome!
Bucsis, a long-track speed skater, joins a growing group of gay athletes looking for a spot at this year’s Olympics in Russia…
