At the NFL Combine, there was speculation over the sexuality of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o. And his answer, "far from it, farrrrrrrrr from it" on Katie Couric actually didn't help things. It just reeks of over-compensation. And Te'o is Mormon, which is so strict it's like...if Christianity is cocaine than Mormonism is crack. But this isn't about just Te'o. Earlier this … [Read more...] about When will team sports see a Openly Gay Male athlete?
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Phoenix Suns CEO Comes out of the Closet, Big Historical Moment for Team Sports
I've always said that the NBA is the league which would blaze a trail for homosexuals in big name, big money team sports. And it's not because it's the association containing a team literally named the Portland Trail Blazers. It's because the NBA 1.) is the league more about individual personality (marketing that individual as a brand) than any other and 2.) has such a … [Read more...] about Phoenix Suns CEO Comes out of the Closet, Big Historical Moment for Team Sports
Progress on Gays in Sports, but Still a Ways to Go
By Jacob McCormick As homosexuality takes on a stronger and more visible presence in modern American society, so do their vocal opponents. Yet no matter how hard people work to silence the homosexual voice, gays and lesbians continue to come out of the closet and prove that no matter how loud people piss and moan about them, they're not going to give up on living a happy and … [Read more...] about Progress on Gays in Sports, but Still a Ways to Go