Gaybros: Does it bother you that mostly gay men are portrayed as fem, flamboyant, and/or over the top stereotypically gay in the media? : askgaybros. Gaybros in media. : gaybros. What's up with gays in the media : gaybros. NFL draft: Reactions heat up after Michael Sam kisses boyfriend on TV. NEW: Michael Sam's boyfriend tweets, "Could not be more proud" and shares kiss photoSam kissed boyfriend Vito Cammisano on TV after he was drafted by the St.
Louis RamsDon Jones of the Miami Dolphins was fined for his comments about Sam"I'm sorry but that Michael Sam is no bueno for doing that," former player Derrick Ward tweeted (CNN) -- Not long after Michael Sam became the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, some made clear his reaction was not welcome. Shortly after learning of his selection by phone, a visibly emotional Sam turned to his boyfriend and kissed him. "I'm sorry but that Michael Sam is no bueno for doing that on national tv," former Super Bowl champion Derrick Ward tweeted. "Man U got little kids lookin at the draft. Ward, who played for the New York Giants and the Houston Texans, said he has received death threats against him and his children after the comments. Jones issued a mea culpa for his remarks. First openly gay player drafted in NFL Openly gay athletes.
Actually, Jason Collins Isn't the First Openly Gay Man in a Major Pro Sport. Major-league baseball player Glenn Burke was comfortably out to his teammates and friends in 1976—but back then, it was the press that wasn't ready for a gay male athlete. A few months back, the Baltimore Ravens' Brendon Ayanbadejo, an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights, told USA Today that he thought the first player in the three major sports to out himself would be a baseball player: "The religious roots are a lot deeper in basketball and football. With that being said, I think baseball players are more open-minded. " What Ayanbadejo didn't know was that one baseball player already had. This week's coming out by NBA player Jason Collins is momentous, but the Jackie Robinson of gay rights was Glenn Burke, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland A's from 1976 to 1979.
Burke made no secret of his sexual orientation to the Dodgers front office, his teammates, or friends in either league. Eighteen years later they still haven't heard him. How many of you want to see a badass gay main character? : gaybros. Am I a bad bro for thinking that ceremonies like the Grammys last night hurt gay awareness more than helps? : gaybros. Why aren't masculine gay men featured much in the media? : lgbt. Let's talk male nudity and media : gaybros. Good representation of gay people in TV shows. : gaybros. Gay Asian males on American/Canadian/British television or movies? : gaysian. Are there any non-stereotypical gay movies or TV shows? : gaybros. Please watch/save Happy Endings (ABC, Fridays at 8/7 central), home of TV's arguably gaybro-iest character, Max : gaybros. Just out of curiosity, is anyone else sick of having MOST gay tv characters be flaming queens? : lgbt.
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