Sports are Gay
There are some conflicting opinions coming out of a recent survey by Penn, Schoen, Berland & Associates for Sports Illustrated about gay and lesbian athletes.
After talking to almost 1000 people, it seems that while 86% are fine with an openly gay male athlete, 68% feel it would hurt an athlete’s career to be openly gay. Also:
• 65% feel that society is more accepting of gay and lesbian athletes in non-contact sports (golf, tennis, etc.)
• 44% felt that it’s a sin to engage in homosexual behaviours
• 41% said they’d be less proud of an Olympic gold-medal winner if they were openly gay or lesbian
It’s an interesting (if not upsetting) study, and one that illustrates we still have a VERY long way to go as a culture.
After talking to almost 1000 people, it seems that while 86% are fine with an openly gay male athlete, 68% feel it would hurt an athlete’s career to be openly gay. Also:
• 65% feel that society is more accepting of gay and lesbian athletes in non-contact sports (golf, tennis, etc.)
• 44% felt that it’s a sin to engage in homosexual behaviours
• 41% said they’d be less proud of an Olympic gold-medal winner if they were openly gay or lesbian
It’s an interesting (if not upsetting) study, and one that illustrates we still have a VERY long way to go as a culture.
posted by Hailey Dai @ 7:22 p.m.
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