There are many issues that revolve around gays and lesbians in sport, I ask this question though will they ever be fully accepted within the sports that they play?You constantly hear of gays and lesbians progress in the athletic worlds but how much have they really progressed? Homophobic behavior and thought seems to me to be prevailing. Who is to say that someone is wrong or should be thought of differently for their sexual orientation? For some reason I think that our society as a whole seems to think that it is okay to oppress and think incorrectly about homosexuals. I think that a lot of homophobia for the male side of things begins in the locker room where homophobia is almost second nature in many cases; I have personally seen it at the high school and collegiate levels.According to Dave Zirin’s book “What’s My Name Fool?” No active player in the three major men’s sports has come out of the closet while playing. As we have seen by demonstrations in class when many hear the term female athletes or sports they tend to connect it with lesbians. I think that our society as a whole needs to make a much better effort to make gays and lesbians equal in sport, we have come a ways but there is still a long road ahead.
Adam Grubb
Kin 339i
Here is a video on youtube of the University of Hawaii head football coach getting in trouble for a gay slur: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GnMIKpguWo
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