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AgentIndiana t1_j8fui84 wrote

To all those saying this isn't news or "who cares," I'm sincerely happy you're okay with lgbtq people and that you've never had to face the kinds of fear and stigma lgbtq people face. However, while this may be a non-event to you, for plenty of lgbtq people, happy outings like this are momentous. It provides young lgbtq kids role models and, in sports especially, shows them that they can excel at anything and be accepted despite what stereotypes might say. It's also positive for the lgbtq community because representation like this helps normalize the existence of out lgbtq people in all realms of life and media when a large segment of people are still homophobic to some degree. I hope one day outings like this aren't newsworthy, but we still live in a world where lgbtq people are marginalized and discriminated against and the more high-profile outings like this occur, the better off the lgbtq community is.

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Canvas083 t1_j8g841p wrote

What’s interesting is that the people not caring are as important as people that do, for it’s the path to normality about this type of news.

Ultimately, normality and integration is what this will achieve and will eventually be no different than the news of someone announcing their cheese preference on a sandwhich!

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RawSteelUT t1_j8hatno wrote

We're getting there, no matter how hard the right tries to stop it. I for one love it.

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whynotfather t1_j8i3knc wrote

We should ask who cares so we can tell them to fuck off and mind their own.

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