Burr
10-27-2005, 02:35 AM
Three-time MVP 'tired of having to hide my feelings' (http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=2203853)
And before you "HAR HAR BIG SURPRISE"
"The talk about the WNBA being full of lesbians is not true," Swoopes says. "There are as many straight women in the league as there are gay. What really irritates me is when people talk about football, baseball and the NBA, you don't hear all of this talk about the gay guys playing. But when you talk about the WNBA, then it becomes an issue. Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court."
She's right. Think it doesn't happen in other major professional sports leagues among males? Think again..
One Athlete's Story: An NHL Player Talks About Being Gay in Hockey (http://outsports.com/entertainment/20050218gumbybookexcerpt.htm)
Aaron struggles to lead some semblance of a normal romantic and social life away from the prying eyes of his teammates. He has a boyfriend of several years, gay friends, and he permits himself to visit gay clubs when he is on the road—which is often. On rare occasions, he even runs into other professional hockey players when visiting gay establishments.
“You know, hockey players have this sort of look to them. It just screams, ‘I’m a hockey player’, so when I go to the bars, I dress like a professional and tell people I work with computers.” Still, on the few occasions when another professional hockey player enters the bar, he grows distressed. “It’s like, holy shit. You can spot them from a mile away, and its just like, oh my god, what am I going to do?”
Most of the time the other player is equally willing to avoid discussing the situation. “A few times the guy has just said like, ‘Aaron Barnes, huh?’ Then I’ll say, ‘We will talk about this later.’ But I never do.”
He informs me that he has seen about a dozen players in gay bars over the years. “One time, I ran into another player from my own team.”
Anyhow, things to think about, ya know..
And before you "HAR HAR BIG SURPRISE"
"The talk about the WNBA being full of lesbians is not true," Swoopes says. "There are as many straight women in the league as there are gay. What really irritates me is when people talk about football, baseball and the NBA, you don't hear all of this talk about the gay guys playing. But when you talk about the WNBA, then it becomes an issue. Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court."
She's right. Think it doesn't happen in other major professional sports leagues among males? Think again..
One Athlete's Story: An NHL Player Talks About Being Gay in Hockey (http://outsports.com/entertainment/20050218gumbybookexcerpt.htm)
Aaron struggles to lead some semblance of a normal romantic and social life away from the prying eyes of his teammates. He has a boyfriend of several years, gay friends, and he permits himself to visit gay clubs when he is on the road—which is often. On rare occasions, he even runs into other professional hockey players when visiting gay establishments.
“You know, hockey players have this sort of look to them. It just screams, ‘I’m a hockey player’, so when I go to the bars, I dress like a professional and tell people I work with computers.” Still, on the few occasions when another professional hockey player enters the bar, he grows distressed. “It’s like, holy shit. You can spot them from a mile away, and its just like, oh my god, what am I going to do?”
Most of the time the other player is equally willing to avoid discussing the situation. “A few times the guy has just said like, ‘Aaron Barnes, huh?’ Then I’ll say, ‘We will talk about this later.’ But I never do.”
He informs me that he has seen about a dozen players in gay bars over the years. “One time, I ran into another player from my own team.”
Anyhow, things to think about, ya know..