Amazing that this is the first gay man to come out in the AB environment. But also a little sad that this is the first gay man to come out in the AB environment.
The girls are quite a bit more socially advanced than are the blokes it seems.
All Black #1056
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Cameo
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Re: All Black #1056
Realise I am reopening an old conversation here but I don't think the comparison of men and women really works here.
In a lot of women's sports, rugby included, there is an assumption that a lot of the athletes are gay. That is the stereotype and it is often straight girls fighting it. While it will still be a big thing in the individuals lives when they come out, coming out as gay in a women's rugby team is a different proposition to doing the same in a men's team where you are fighting against the perception.
To put it simply, in unprogressive thinking:
- gay man = weak, effeminate, soft = (fits in) worse at rugby
- gay women = butch, manly, hard = (fits in) better at rugby
Anyway, good on Campbell Johnstone. Worldwide there seems to be a gradual drip of pro men's footballers coming out. The world is slowly becoming a more accepting place.
In a lot of women's sports, rugby included, there is an assumption that a lot of the athletes are gay. That is the stereotype and it is often straight girls fighting it. While it will still be a big thing in the individuals lives when they come out, coming out as gay in a women's rugby team is a different proposition to doing the same in a men's team where you are fighting against the perception.
To put it simply, in unprogressive thinking:
- gay man = weak, effeminate, soft = (fits in) worse at rugby
- gay women = butch, manly, hard = (fits in) better at rugby
Anyway, good on Campbell Johnstone. Worldwide there seems to be a gradual drip of pro men's footballers coming out. The world is slowly becoming a more accepting place.
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Re: All Black #1056
Weemin also tend to be a lot less toxic when confronting potentially difficult issues. Imagine being in the closet in a Grizz Wyllie controlled AB dressing room.