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shoesclues03 t1_j8eb67p wrote

What’s really encouraging is that his team and coach are all acting like it’s normal and are being supportive, like it should be.

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Paerrin t1_j8egsht wrote

This. It's so important to change the narrative. They're acting like it's normal because it is.

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brlivin2die t1_j8ff6v7 wrote

“They’re acting like it’s normal because it is.”

That was the first thought I had after reading the comment too, but we, or maybe just I, forget that not everyone thinks logically or rationally

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Paerrin t1_j8fusd3 wrote

This is why we're seeing such a huge pushback from the political right wing across the world against the LGBTQIA community. They know they're losing. We're normalizing it and it terrifies them.

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itsmebarfyman392 t1_j8i06vk wrote

Unfortunately sports fans are pretty homophobic.

Never forget when Michael Sam kissed his bf during the 2014 NFL draft.

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GothicGolem29 t1_j8wb2sz wrote

Can I ask what you mean by normal? Cause the majority aren’t gay so it’s not the norm for most people even if it is of course perfectly ok to be gay

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Paerrin t1_j8wsga1 wrote

Normal that someone you encounter in your everyday life is gay and it's totally not relevant to the encounter whatsoever.

Normal in this context means that the person's sexuality isn't important.

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maxxie10 t1_j8hdbvc wrote

Football fans have been waiting some time for players being out to be normalised. I think alot of these players just didn't want to be known for their sexuality, they want to be known for their football.

The way the club responded is probably the most encouraging to other gay players.

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