It is hard to understand what most people are going through when not involved in the situation. Everyone has their own opinion and view on certain events that happen in life whether it is comfortable or uncomfortable. For instance a recent situation in today’s world has become a huge argument on whether or not it is alright to have gay athletes in NFL locker rooms. For men it is hard to accept gay athletes especially in the locker room. The effects gay athletes have towards other NFL athletes in the locker rooms involve a variety of different situations that depends on the teams such as making someone feel uncomfortable, bringing tension to the team and between players, and media attacks the gay athletes and the team.
Overall no matter male or female if there is someone of the same sex which is interested in the same sex in the same locker room, athletes will feel uncomfortable. Knowing that the same sex person is interested in the same sex as them makes people wonder if they fell something towards them in the locker room. The impact of a gay athlete in the locker room may cause athletes to feel very uncomfortable not knowing if the gay athlete is interested in them. According to S.L. Price in the article “So here we are, at Last” of Sports Illustrated, “There’s a widespread feeling that any players engaging in homophobic acts or dialogue in any sport would face the same—if not worse—abuse the teammates, fans and, certainly, management, as any athlete who comes out.” The locker room is a very sensitive area to have these kinds of issues in, since the locker room is a place mostly for changing clothes, showering and walking around mostly naked. Although the NFL locker rooms are mostly filled with reporters and coaches, people still...
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...wn opinion on whether it is alright or not to have a gay athlete in the NFL locker rooms. Overall, everyone should be treated the same and respected no matter what they believe in. The only variable that matters the most to people is if that person is comfortable having a gay in the locker room with them. Even though the effects gay NFL athletes have towards other NFL athletes in the locker rooms the different situations depend throughout teams. Each team should make sure everyone feel comfortable, there isn’t tension to the team and between players, and the media does not attack the gay athletes and the team.
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In certain countries such as the U.S, people discriminate against others to a certain extent based off their gender, race, and sexuality. Butler states that “to be a body is to be given over to others even as a body is “one own,” which we must claim right of autonomy” (242). Gays and Lesbians have to be exposed to the world because some of them try to hide their identity of who they truly are because they are afraid of how others are going to look at them. There are some who just let their sexuality out in the open because they feel comfortable with whom they are as human beings and they don’t feel any different than the next person. The gender or sexuality of a human being doesn’t matter because our bodies’ will never be autonomous because it is affected by others around us. This is where humans are vulnerability to violence and aggression. In countries across the globe, violence and attack are drawn towards tran...
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Duron is a “guy’s guy” who loves football, baseball, beer, and classic trucks. He’s super masculine and always has been. He had never met an openly gay person until he met his wife whose brother was gay. He began to not like when people said things like “faggot” in the locker room. He began to not like it even more when he had his second son who liked to wear dresses and wished to be treated like a girl. Duron and his wife discovered that there were many other children who were the same way. They discovered that not as many parents were as accepting as they were and it angered them. Duron has an older son who is just like him, a “guy’s guy” but he loves his son who wears dresses just as much and wished other dads in his position would do the
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In the sports world, homosexual athletes are often forced to hide their sexual orientation and to keep it as a private matter. This is mainly due to the hegemonic masculinity associated with playing sports. Homosexuality is considered the direct opposite of this and therefore is not associated with sports. Also the way athletes talk to each other in the locker room makes it more difficult for gay athletes to come out. Guys jokingly call each other homophobic slurs or pump their chest by talking about women to express their masculinity. Female athletes, unlike their male counterparts, are considered to be more free to talk about their sexual orientation. But, there still exists the misconception that women who participate in sports are assumed to be gay. In college and professional men’s sports it is beginning to become more common for athletes to be more open to talking publically about their sexual orientation. This brings up the question as to whether or not things are changing in our society so that the acceptance of gay athletes will be more common. More acceptance by our overall society as a whole will lead to more gay athletes – both male and female – feeling free to step forward and be open about their sexual orientation.
sport are gay. Also the goal of the sport would give people the same impression. Since they are
Transgendered people in America have made many great strides since the 1990s. They have encountered violence, lack of health care, and the loss of homes, jobs, family and friends. There have been many phases of the struggle of being transgendered in America over the years. The current phase we must be in now is equal rights. There are many variations of discrimination against the transgendered community. In our society we simply do not like what we do not understand. It is easier to discriminate than to try and understand. We are all created different and we should appreciate our differences. The change must come by addressing the views of the public. There is much justification in the unequal rights of transgendered peoples. The Human Rights Campaign has been started to achieve equal rights for all Americans including the LGBQ community. A serious injustice is in the world of sports. Professional sports are one of societies major traditions totally based on rules and regulations that are meant to preserve the integrality of the games, but may not be inclusive to all its players.
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...thletes but males and females should stay separated when it comes to sports. This controversial problem is dead and society is ignoring this issue by keeping sports separate between genders and this should stay this way.
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