Report: Rudy Gay waived by OKC Thunr

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• MARK SMH: I KNOW THERE ARE GAY FOOTBALLERS STLAND BEE I TRIED TO NVCE ONE TO GO PUBLIC
• JASON COLLS BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY NBA PLAYER
• CELTIC PTA STT BROWN SAYS HE'D LOVE TO SEE FIRST GAY PLAYER E OUT AT PARKHEAD CLUBTHE HOOPS SKIPPER BELIEV WOULD BE “CREDIBLY TOUGH” FOR THE FIRST PROFSNAL TO E OUT STTISH FOOTBALL BUT BELIEV WOULD “GREAT” FOR THE GAME.DAILYRERDBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYALAN MCEWENCOURT REPORTER04:30, 3 AUG 2019UPDATED16:00, 9 AUG 2019BOOKMARKWHEN THE FIRST MALE FOOTBALLER OUT AS GAY, STT BROWN WILL BE READY TO SUPPORT HIM (IMAGE: GAY TIM)GET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• CELTIC STAR STT BROWN SISTS SICK FANS’ CHANTS ARE TO BLAME FOR GAY PLAYERS NOT G OUT AS HE MANDS ACTN
• CELTIC PTA STT BROWN SAYS HE’D LOVE IF GAY FOOTBALLER ME OUT AT HOOPS
• CZECH TERNATNAL JAKUB JANKTO OUT AS GAY
• BRA'S GAY FOOTBALLERS
• STTO’S LATT: TUCKER, GAY, SUMNER, NOEL
• JAGUARS STRENGTH ACH IS FIRST MALE ACH A MAJOR US-BASED PRO LEAGUE TO E OUT AS GAY
• REPORT: RUDY GAY WAIVED BY OKC THUNR
• RUDY GAY EXPECTED TO DRAW TERT OM WARRRS, LAKERS, MAVERICKS, BULLS, PELINS
• A GAY NBA FAN FOUND 78 HOMOPHOBIC TWEETS BY 40 PLAYERS ON 23 TEAMS
• TOP 3 NBA PLAYERS WHO ARE GAY FEAT. JASON COLLS AND MORE

MARK SMH: I KNOW THERE ARE GAY FOOTBALLERS STLAND BEE I TRIED TO NVCE ONE TO GO PUBLIC

YOU may have heard the pta of Celtic say over the weekend that he and his team would support a player who was gay. You may also have seen the tweets of someone lled “the gay footballer” who said he was about to go public. But don’t thk any of this means we’re about to see an openly gay star the men’s game, or that football is on the verge of a breakthrough.

JASON COLLS BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY NBA PLAYER

Don’t misunrstand what I’m sayg here: I’m not suggtg everyone football management is ol wh beg gay – even now, most managers are olr, workg-class men who are often the last to adapt to changg social attus. Karren Brady, the former boss of Birmgham Cy, said the other day that her hband, Pl Pchisolido, had played wh Jt Fashanu the 1990s and no one the drsg room had a problem wh him beg gay. There are several clubs the UK now that have gay players who are hont about their sexualy wh the team and even take their partners to club events – they are jt not open about public.

CELTIC PTA STT BROWN SAYS HE'D LOVE TO SEE FIRST GAY PLAYER E OUT AT PARKHEAD CLUBTHE HOOPS SKIPPER BELIEV WOULD BE “CREDIBLY TOUGH” FOR THE FIRST PROFSNAL TO E OUT STTISH FOOTBALL BUT BELIEV WOULD “GREAT” FOR THE GAME.DAILYRERDBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYALAN MCEWENCOURT REPORTER04:30, 3 AUG 2019UPDATED16:00, 9 AUG 2019BOOKMARKWHEN THE FIRST MALE FOOTBALLER OUT AS GAY, STT BROWN WILL BE READY TO SUPPORT HIM (IMAGE: GAY TIM)GET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

The Celtic pta Stt Brown was also clearly beg hont when he said he would be supportive to a team-mate who was gay. And even players at Millwall (never the most metrosexual of clubs) have said don’t matter if a team-mate is gay. Recently, my lleague Neil Cameron spoke to one of the players wh the LGBT team HotSts FC, Craig Anrson, who said there have been tim when the homophobic abe he’s heard at gam has ma him wonr whether football is the game for him.

One theory that am me is that the fans who are most vol wh homophobic abe are tryg to e to terms wh the fact they love a game that idolis physilly f young men. A game like football which the players are so unhibed about kissg and touchg each other should be the least homophobic of all, but some male fans may stggle wh that, so they shout about poofs and queers to try to prove to the rt of that they’re not terted the sight of players kissg and huggg other men.

The ia that homophobia football might be a problem wh specific typ of men rather than fans more generally is also borne out by the recent women’s world cup. Men’s profsnal football has virtually no openly gay players, but the women’s game is the oppose – is full of out gay women at the hight level.

CELTIC STAR STT BROWN SISTS SICK FANS’ CHANTS ARE TO BLAME FOR GAY PLAYERS NOT G OUT AS HE MANDS ACTN

And even the homophobia the female players experience nfirms this is really a male problem we’re talkg about: some fans like to assume all female players are lbians bee they thk football is sentially a man’s sport and any woman who wants to play mt “want to be a man”. But until someone openly challeng the homophobia football by beg openly gay, the homophobia will not go away. All month long, Outsports is revisg key moments gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and queer sports history as part of LGBTQ history month.

Bee of Colls, at least 187 profsnal athlet talked about issu surroundg gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr athlet. When we get to the pot where a gay pro athlete is no longer forced to live fear that he’ll be shunned by teammat or outed by tabloids, when we get to the pot where he plays while his signifint other was the fay room, when we get to the pot where he’s not pelled to hi his te self and is able to live an thentic life, then g out won’t be such a big al. Thank you, Jason, for helpg to start and ntue nversatns and knock down the walls of homophobia sports.

CELTIC PTA STT BROWN SAYS HE’D LOVE IF GAY FOOTBALLER ME OUT AT HOOPS

Image source, Getty ImagImage ptn, A Boston Celtics player 2012, Mr Colls will rejo the team he has played seven of his 12 seasons whVeteran basketball player Jason Colls has bee the first openly gay athlete to play a petive game for a major US profsnal sports league. Colls entered the urt at the start of the send quarter a game agast the Los Angel 35-year-old centre, who has played for five other NBA teams, was given a warm receptn by the only revealed he was gay a Sports Illtrated magaze terview last the time he was not signed to a source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Print Obama, probably the world's most famo basketball fan, ved Mr Colls to his state dner for France's Print Hollan FebaryNeedg another big man, the Nets turned to the seven-foot Colls, who helped them reach two NBA Fals the early 2000s.

''The news as Michael Sam, another US sportsman who recently revealed he is gay, prepar to take part Amerin Football's NFL Sutg Combe - a showse of llege players lookg to be signed by NFL May, Los Angel Galaxy footballer Robbie Rogers beme the first openly gay male athlete to play a US profsnal league.

The veteran midfielr hop any gay player would choose to nfi him and he would “help any way, shape or form I n”. The Celtic skipper has won a reputatn for toughns on the field but opened his heart about the plight of gay footballers. Homophobia has tarnished football for s and has helped foster an atmosphere where gay and bisexual players fear g out publicly.

CZECH TERNATNAL JAKUB JANKTO OUT AS GAY

Former Hearts player Jt Fashanu beme the first profsnal footballer to be openly gay after he me out 1990. Germany’s former Everton and Wt Ham player Thomas Hzlsperger and US star Robbie Rogers, who played for Leeds, both announced they were gay after retirg. Rangers managg director Stewart Robertson said there is “no place” for homophobia, sectarianism or racism at Ibrox as he lnched the move, flanked by team boss Steven Gerrard.

The lnch me days after Rangers and Celtic fans took part the Glasgow Mardi Gla LGBT gay pri event.

Last year, Rangers officially regnised “Ibrox Pri” as a new supporters group dited to lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr fans. The bookmaker is sponsorg Brighton Pri 2019 as part of s drive agast homophobia football, partnership wh Gay Tim.

BRA'S GAY FOOTBALLERS

Former Stland star Brown said he would back gay players and would be unncerned about beg targeted by homophob bee of his support.

The 34-year-old revealed the summer that he'd love if a gay footballer me out at the Hoops but admted that mt be hard. 1 Hoops skipper Stt Brown sisted that he'd be the first to support a gay player at CelticCred: Rters. On whether everyone would support a gay player g out, he add: "I don’t thk you n possibly say that 100 per cent would.

"I have a bt iend who is gay, and he went through hard tim and he uldn’t pick up the phone to people. You don’t want your kids learng that and growg up hearg people slaggg other people for beg gayStt Brown.

STTO’S LATT: TUCKER, GAY, SUMNER, NOEL

Brown h out at the biggt problem facg gay players today's game wh abive chantg rife si football grounds. Stt Brown and Graeme Souns were speakg as part of Paddy Power’s anti-homophobia football mpaign, partnership wh GAY TIMES.

The LGBT movement emerged as early as the 1870s, but homosexual rights groups didn't appear until after World War II September 1945. To add onto the topic of the Warrrs, print Rick Welts me out as gay an terview wh the New York Tim 2011.

Homophobia is somethg that shouldn't have a place sports bee LGBT folks n be fans, media members, employe and executiv too. " We, as a untry, need to une and not jt bee of the tragic gay nightclub shootg Orlando, Florida, that occurred last summer. His fay reportedly had mixed emotns towards the announcement, but he still changed the game, beg the first Divisn I men's basketball player to e out as gay and play gam.

JAGUARS STRENGTH ACH IS FIRST MALE ACH A MAJOR US-BASED PRO LEAGUE TO E OUT AS GAY

He also received praise om Colls and former NFL fensive end Michael Sam, who beme the first openly gay football player. In 2011, mors surfaced, claimg that Selby was gay after an alleged email to another man was leaked.

When then-Phoenix Suns print and CEO Rick Welts me out as gay May 2011, former NBA pot guard Steve Nash pledged his support favor of the LGBT muny. Nash said the vio, "A growg number of profsnal athlet are speakg out support of gay and lbian upl gettg married, I'm proud to be one of them. Asi om his open support for gay rights, he also ns the Steve Nash Foundatn, which helps children who are affected by poverty, illns, abe or neglect, and creat opportuny for tn, play, and empowerment, Phoenix, Arizona, and Brish Columbia, Canada.

In his hman year at Villanova, he first me out as gay to his teammate and roommate Mike Villa before nfsg to his parents three months later.

REPORT: RUDY GAY WAIVED BY OKC THUNR

There's hardly any Hispanic players, no Asian-Amerins, so that there's no openly gay players is no real surprise. Last year, the NBA moved s 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, North Carola, due to the state's law that lims anti-discrimatn protectns for lbian, gay and transgenr people.

As far as I know there is no direct teachg on the subject of homosexualy and Christians by any Celtic wrer or sat, none of the sermons we have by Columban for example, nor the apostolic letters of people such as Patrick, nor the De Excid Branniae historil lament of the state of the Brish church by Gildas, nor any theologil paper om people such as John St Eriugena directly teach on this subject. In other vers, which some people may timate homosexualy om, where the New Ttament speaks of ‘sexual immoraly’, for example, the Greek word ed those vers, or a rivative of , is ually ‘porneia’ and ‘pornos’ is the Greek word for the person who practic this, which is obvly the root of the morn term ‘porn’ and ‘pornography’, which suggts a much wir, or even pletely different, ntext the origal Greek to our unrstandg of homosexualy.

RUDY GAY EXPECTED TO DRAW TERT OM WARRRS, LAKERS, MAVERICKS, BULLS, PELINS

It may surprise you to know that wasn’t until the mid-20th century that any bible translated arsenoko to the English word ‘homosexual’. The first stance of “homosexual” beg ed a Bible as the translatn for this word was the RSV New Ttament first published 1946. For example, if we pare the end of 1 Corthians 6v9 a morn New Internatnal Versn of the bible wh an origal Kg Jam versn (1611), the NIV the terms “male prostut and homosexual offenrs” whereas the KJV says “the effemate and abers of themselv wh mankd”, both of the terms om the KJV, I feel, are more open to terpretatn than the NIV, pecially if we look at light of other earlier translatns of the bible.

If we go back to Mart Luther’s 16th century Reformatn (arguably the first Prottant) translatn for example translat arsenoko as “Knabenschänr”, om “Knaben”, meang boys or young children, which suggts that for Luther durg the church Reform “arsenoko” was terpreted as somethg more closely associated wh paedophilia than what we unrstand as ‘homosexualy’ today’s LGBT+ nversatn.

If we take that unrstandg back to the vers Romans 1, we uld say that we have a nmnatn not agast homosexualy general, but agast what is nsired culturally appropriate sexual behavur, and not necsarily homosexualy as we unrstand . In Pelagi’ mentary on the book of Romans he don’t seem to relate the origal text of this passage wh homosexual behavur at all, but he suggts that if people turn away om God extreme gre, as those beg scribed Romans 1 seem to have done, then one even los a sense of who one is one’s self. All all, if we unrstand the Bible passag as exprsed above, seems that the New Ttament is actually really very quiet on homosexualy as we unrstand today, and utterly silent on what most gay Christians wish to practice – lovg, mted, God centred relatnships.

A GAY NBA FAN FOUND 78 HOMOPHOBIC TWEETS BY 40 PLAYERS ON 23 TEAMS

The fal primary source which we will look at here to disver what the Celtic Christians might have thought about homosexualy is the monastic penential texts, that is, the texts which tell how the monasteri were n, and what nsequenc there were for monks and prits for not adherg to the stcture and l of the monasteri. By which I mean that the nsequenc of both homosexual and heterosexual acts are basilly the same, one is not more severe than the other, is as if the mds of those wrg the penential texts the were jt ‘sexual acts wh another human beg’. So as far as I read the texts, homosexualy was not taken as a ‘big’ s whilst heterosexual acts were taken as a lser s, as they might be seen today – where Christians who might have a heterosexual extra maral affair are not treated the same way that homosexual Christians are treated by some ‘Christians’.

TOP 3 NBA PLAYERS WHO ARE GAY FEAT. JASON COLLS AND MORE

In ncln, wh all the thgs drawn together our open mds, seems that the answer to the ial qutn ‘what was the ancient Celtic Christian view of homosexualy? 2 Brown says he is hopg a gay player will feel fortable to e out the near futureCred: Kenny Ramsay - The Sun Glasgow.