Bleacher bummers. (reader forum).In response to your story "Hoops and Kisses" [October 1], I am totally confused by these "Lesbians for Liberty" who hold up signs that say LESBIAN FANS. My advice? Stop thinking that the New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history. couldn't live without you or that the Liberty take you for granted. They don't take any fans for granted, but the entire world is not gay, and they don't really care. Try another avenue where you don't shove your sexuality down everyone's throats. And stop kissing in the stands. You're not making any point worth reading about--just making fools out of all of us. In these days of war and remembrance War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978, which is the sequel to The Winds of War. It continues the story of the extended Henry family and the Jastrow family starting on 15 December 1941 and ending on 6 August 1945. , it is incredible these women have nothing better to worry about. Erica Latker, Richmond, Va. Writer Michele Kort asks, "Is America even ready for openly gay fans?" The answer is no. As an openly gay man who loves all sports, I have felt more attacked for being gay in the stands of my favorite sporting events than I have watching Buchanan and Press on MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company . My fellow fans lob salvo after salvo of antigay epithets at players, refs, and coaches. My 9-year-old nephew, who often accompanies me to games, had to be sat down last year after our team lost and have it explained to him why calling them a bunch of faggots was wrong. I do my best in the stands to call fans on their boorish boor·ish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior. boor  ish·ly adv. and ignorant
behavior, but every time I ask someone not to use antigay slurs to get
their point across, I'm invariably in·var·i·a·ble adj. Not changing or subject to change; constant. in·var  i·a·bil accused: "What are you, a
fag?" And with every reply of "Yes, I am," I wonder if
this is the night my nephew watches me fight for my life.
This phenomenon is not solely the fault of the monosyllabic idiots who make up the majority of the fan base but also of the management who approve in-game entertainment that shows opposing players painting their nails or kissing. It's also encouraged by the many closeted clos·et·ed adj. Being In a state of secrecy or cautious privacy. gay players in professional sports, who if they would just come out and play their best -would check the stereotype into the sideboards side·board n. 1. A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linens and tableware. 2. A board that forms a side or part of a side: the sideboards of a skating rink. . David J. Fleischer Fort Collins, Colo. |
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