Homosexuals in Sports

Picture this: There is three seconds left on the clock. Kobe is given the ball and quickly realizes that he is being guarded too heavily to make the shot and quickly hands it off to someone else who throws it up and makes the winning basket. It is the championship game and the Lakers just won the game. However, the person who shot the ball up to make the winning basket is a homosexual. Does this affect your views and opinions on this person who just made the winning basket? Gays and lesbians are continually being hassled for their sexual preference when in reality should it really make a difference to anyone else? If someone is good at the sport and excels in the game, should they be put down just because of their sexual preference, something that has nothing to do with the game? If someone is good at a sport, no matter what age, race, or gender, they should receive the same amount of respect that a heterosexual player would get had he or she made the same play and made the winning basket. It is not fair to judge an individual based on sexual reference. An opinion should come from how well the player plays the game. Give credit where credit is deserved, no matter what sexual preference.

Shannon Slater
Kin 339I M 7:00 pm