Re: Prominent NJ Net Comes out of the Closet?
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No, it doesn't surprise me at all. Didn't mean to imply that it would.
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Niss - oh ok, just your phrasing "apparently it remains a difficult thing" made me think you were kind of surprised.
And yeah, what KC said - outside of team chemistry issues, I think it might be a career killer. After all the noise / celebration of the "1st active pro athlete to come out" dies down, what you're left with is a guy who people don't want to play with, GMs wouldn't want, and for the most part, a fan base that would not prefer this athlete to other non-bisexual / gay ones.
-Al
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You're saying if someone comes out, he'll get blackballed out of the league? There's a discrimination lawsuit just waiting to happen.
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Homosexuals aren't protected by the ERA, so a lawsuit wouldn't succeed.
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