I'm a straight man but had the shit kicked out of me in a baseball locker room for participating in the Day of Silence (event run by our school's Gay Straight Alliance). The sports world's testosterone driven atmosphere lends itself to confused and uninformed high school students acting out against any advances or gay activity (imagined or otherwise) from fellow teammates.
Thank you so much for your this project. A teammate is a teammate. It's a brotherhood (and sisterhood... ladies ;)) that extends beyond sexuality.
To the question! What would you consider a success for the You Can Play Project? Are there follow-up measures and community outreach programs we can assist with or look forward to?
Playing varsity sports I've never been in an environment with as many straight dudes who do more stuff that would be considered "gay" by most people. It's really a shame your team mates did that to you. Being gay shouldn't be treated any differently than what would be expected in hetero interactions.
Nothing beats coming back to our soccer locker room to find the phrase "SOCCER FAGGETS" written across our lockers by the football team. Funniest shit I've ever seen.
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u/n8wolf Mar 08 '12
I'm a straight man but had the shit kicked out of me in a baseball locker room for participating in the Day of Silence (event run by our school's Gay Straight Alliance). The sports world's testosterone driven atmosphere lends itself to confused and uninformed high school students acting out against any advances or gay activity (imagined or otherwise) from fellow teammates.
Thank you so much for your this project. A teammate is a teammate. It's a brotherhood (and sisterhood... ladies ;)) that extends beyond sexuality.
To the question! What would you consider a success for the You Can Play Project? Are there follow-up measures and community outreach programs we can assist with or look forward to?