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Is pro-sports ready for a gay athlete?
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catman



Joined: 18 Jul 2004
PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:59 am    Post subject: Is pro-sports ready for a gay athlete? Reply with quote
In North America there are currently no openly gay atheltes in the biggest pro-leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL). Europe is probably different.

The following is an article about a gay NCAA hockey player. His dad is a well know figure in the NHL.

Full Story

The focus is on gay men here. Lesbians tend to be more accepted in the sporting world which is another issue.
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Xuanzang



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Isn't he the team manager? Not a player.
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catman



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Xuanzang wrote:
Isn't he the team manager? Not a player.


The father, Brian, is a general manager. His son played hockey in NCAA. He came out last year.
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mises



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Glenn Anderson is gay. It was widely known that Anderson was gay in Edmonton during the dynasty. The dynasty was in the 80's, so the NHL at least is fine with gay players.
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Loudog



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
All pro sports seem pretty gay to me. All the big muscular sweaty men running around without any women, slapping each other on the butts and showering together.
I think the question should be, is pro sports ready for its athletes to come out of the closet?
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Fox



Joined: 04 Mar 2009
PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Loudog wrote:
All pro sports seem pretty gay to me. All the big muscular sweaty men running around without any women, slapping each other on the butts and showering together.
I think the question should be, is pro sports ready for its athletes to come out of the closet?


I think it's unfair to characterize this behavior as gay. The idea that men expressing comraderie with one another through physical gestures is gay is the result of extreme anti-homosexual thinking.
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Joe666



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fox wrote:
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I think it's unfair to characterize this behavior as gay. The idea that men expressing comraderie with one another through physical gestures is gay is the result of extreme anti-homosexual thinking.


Also included would be health clubs/gyms, Military Service (especially during a war).
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Joe666



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Glenn Anderson is gay. It was widely known that Anderson was gay in Edmonton during the dynasty. The dynasty was in the 80's, so the NHL at least is fine with gay players.



Adam Oates - same era.
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mises



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Joe666 wrote:
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Glenn Anderson is gay. It was widely known that Anderson was gay in Edmonton during the dynasty. The dynasty was in the 80's, so the NHL at least is fine with gay players.



Adam Oates - same era.


Oates? Really? Cam Neeley too.
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freshking



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Billy Bean is gay.
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aboxofchocolates



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:22 pm    Post subject: