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I honestly think it's ridiculous that a straight guy cannot have an informed opinion of his own and needs to "shut up", especially conversing with someone who's gay.
Just as it is ridiculous to claim that there MUST be a gay person within every squad. I'm LGBT myselft but I kown that guys like me make up for only 1-2% of the population and I don't need that number to be manipulated to appear higher. So, hypothetically, that's 1 to 2 footballers from a 100. 1 to 2 LGBTQ+ folks total from 5 FC’s.
Yeah, but so why there are literally NONE that come out, when 'statistically' there should be around from 5 to 10 in the whole league?
And the answer is... I don't know! Is it because the society is 'homophobic'? You know what, I just don't believe that. I can't fully judge the English (I'm an Eastern European with Italian descent myself - yeah, that's the worst kind of combination for someone who's not straight) but when I see thousands of middle aged working class straight men cheer their captains and clubs honouring the inclusivity cause and wear rainbow armbands, because they're just OK with that and essentially don't care because it's a normal thing to do, I feel the UK has come a long way and should be proud of that.
OK, so... if the fans and the society ain’t homophobic (let's just suppose that) - why not then? Why not come out?
Well. maybe the answer is simple. Because sexuality is something that is ... private. And human nature tells us to keep something private to ourselves.
If I meet new people and I’m comfortable around them because I have a sense there’s zero homophobia and everyone’s openminded I still won’t want to reveal my sexuality, because that’s just not what people do around strangers.
The stadiums, the leagues, the fans, the media, the ‘football community’, as much as it is inclusive (which it is, and it’s awesome), - they’re still all strangers.
Please don’t let a single “gay opinion†replace your own thinking. Sexuality is something that is very personal and has a unique experience attached to it. Sexuality is complex, figuring it out can take a lot of trauma that comes from within. Blaming the society is easy. Coming out is not. Because it just isn’t.
So maybe your foot fetish analogy is not that wrong after all :-)
Many gay people are just not comfortable to give it away. And I respect that. No one should be ‘encouraged’ to share their sexuality in exchange for applause. That’s not how it works.
Perhaps, of course, I am wrong. That happens too.
Lots of love. Peace. Keep up the good work. Your reports are awesome. You R’s! |
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