[Newsbot]

Title: Were NFL draft picks in New York asked if they were gay?
Category: Sports
Posted By: Strutz
Date: 2013-03-14 09:39:03

[Strutz]

$1:

There has never been an openly gay player in any of North America's major pro sports leagues, though a few athletes have come out after retirement.

Surprising in a way because there must be some that are. Obviously this is one profession where admission as to who one is would be difficult for the "masses" to accept?

[raydan]

It's a manly man, share a locker room and shower, hot and sweaty full contact sport.
I think it's more difficult for the other players to accept than the masses.

I played in college and I don't remember if we might have had gay players on the team. There must have been but it was a lot different back then, even more taboo and hidden.

[Strutz]

raydan raydan:

It's a manly man, share a locker room and shower, hot and sweaty full contact sport.
I think it's more difficult for the other players to accept than the masses.

I played in college and I don't remember if we might have had gay players on the team. There must have been but it was a lot different back then, even more taboo and hidden.

I suppose so...

[andyt]

It's the entertainment industry. Image is everything.

[raydan]

I think acceptance is getting better but there's still a ways to go... this story proves that. If I had to answer honestly about what would have happened to a gay player when I was young, I'd say he would have been run off the team... sad but true. Even at that age I was more accepting than the average because I had 2 gay cousins.

Did you know that there are NO openly gay NFL players in the league?

[andyt]

raydan raydan:

Did you know that there are NO openly gay NFL players in the league?

As long as the QB isn't gay, it's all good. Otherwise the snap could get a little awkward. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[raydan]

It's not limited the football, there are no openly gay MLB players either, and it seems, no NBA players.

[andyt]

Have to admit I don't really care.

[Unsound]

No gay NHL players either. Although I have my doubts about Sean Avery.

It'll come soon enough. I expect it'll be a big deal for about a day, and then go back to pretty much normal. The guys in the lockerroom will have to change a few of their jokes and fans of other teams will call the first guy out a few names, but that'll be about the extent of it.

[raydan]

andyt andyt:

Have to admit I don't really care.

I have to admit that I really don't care if you don't care.