Gay sports writers?

pressel, gulbis and creamer ... now that's the title of a porno i'd buy stock in.

 

Yeah, this is sort of what I was getting at when I started the thread, Kaylee.

I've worked regularly in several newsrooms, some under small, some medium and some very large. I've found largely the same thing as Kaylee has, that the atmosphere can tend to be like the proverbial "Boys' club." Men usually outnumber the women; they talk about fantasy football and which area volleyball team has the hottest players. While I'm sure many of them have been perfectly cool with gay people, I'm also certain there are others who weren't, at least to the point that they might feel uncomfortable having certain discussions with a gay man sitting next to them.

There are still a lot of people out there who have never had to spend time with openly gay people on a regular basis. Many of these people are probably sports writers. So would the potential problems in the locker room or the newsroom be the biggest obstacle toward a gay sports writer coming out?

 

I have the common courtesy to give a reach-around when at all possible. Err, nevermind.

Anyhoo, what does it matter if a guy loves playing Rump Ranger with another man, or if a woman enjoys a healthy meal comprised of taco cheese and tuna? Sex is sex. We're all animals. I know homosexuality is not just about sex, just one teency facet, but that's usually the first visual perception we have when the subject arises.

I worked with a gay guy (he was open but didn't prance about) at my first shop in LA, and no one had an issue with him. Everyone treated everyone with respect. I've probably worked with many others who stayed in the closet. Let the rainbow shine, men and women. BTW, if a rainbow is the symbol for gaydom, what's the symbol for us heteros?

 

While I am sure there are places in this country where it would be uncomfortable being out (Hello, Utah! What up Montana, Kentucky!), I have never run into that problem.

I have been out and proud but also respectful in the three newsrooms I have worked, and have never encounted a problem. In fact, not even a hint of a problem. And in some ways, it's been beneficial for me.

And, some of the ladies prefer my bars after work. They appreciate fine-looking men who take good care of themselves.

Believe me when I say the 'network' is much larger than you believe.

On another note, someone mentioned Granderson. Did you mean Curtis Granderson of the Tigers?

 

Sounds like MGoBlue provided a pretty good answer to the original question.

Newsrooms have plenty of gay people and very few problems. Even in sports.

 

One big problem with any of the surveys, of course, is underreporting. If they're conducting these surveys in the suburbs, they're not going to find as much openness there.

But there have been a number of surveys done -- with no reliable conclusions.

From this link: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003432940_gays16m.html

That survey would seem to be about 3 percent.

This link shows the results of a few older studies done in the last 25 years: http://www.geocities.com/plusg1/facts_05.htm

It seems to be somewhere between 2 and 10 percent, but there's no "right" answer. Either way, it's a minority.

And like you said, Moddy, it's certainly reasonable to assume that newsrooms -- and professional sports leagues -- contain somewhere around the same percentage of any demographic as the general population.

 

How so?

 

What does it mean to be "gay once?" Does that mean he/she tried it and decided not to do it again?

 

Your spelling is an abomination (not to be confused with abombination, which doesn't exist).

 

Johnny Damon has done the same thing