‘Now they’re tryg to ncel people for not wearg a gay pri patch. Learn to say no to the people or will never end.’
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JACK FLAHERTY RIPS RAYS PLAYERS’ REFAL TO WEAR GAY PRI PATCH
Anti-gay athlet baseball, soccer, hockey and gby have missed the pot of rabow uniforms. * refusing to wear gay pride jerseys *
LaBarge believ givg players the choice to opt out "beme a distractn this year, " bee "took attentn away om what gay pri is, or jt pri general, and refoced thgs on the team. Seven players on an Atralian profsnal gby team are refg to wear a gay Pri jersey meant to promote diversy and cln. Now ’s clear they started a misguid trend that is not-so-quietly buildg amongst anti-gay athlet sports around the world.
A few years ago, soccer player Jaelene Hkle refed to do the same, fflg que a few feathers women’s profsnal soccer, where so many gay athlet are out. I had prevly said I was rervg judgment of Daniels’ anti-gay past to see what she’d do next.
Now ’s clear the Courage are embracg and employg a woman who fully rejects gay fans. Players of the Manly Sea Eagl Atralia, as well as Paris Sat Germa’s Idrissa Gueye om the rabidly anti-gay untry of Senegal, did the same last year. The anti-gay athlet hi behd “the Bible” and other old-fashned cultural norms wh their refal, wh the Rays players jotly sayg “’s jt a liftyle that...
Several players, some Rsian-born, and teams ced Rsian anti-gay laws and relig beliefs for choosg not to wear Pri jerseys. * refusing to wear gay pride jerseys *
It’s not easy to set asi what your parents, televisn, the news media, advertisements, some iends and your own relig lears told you about gay people for many years. I was a uple s ago, but I’ve sce left my relig beliefs the rear-view mirror, part bee of how people like Daniels and the other anti-gay athlet have ed the relign I loved to beat me over the head wh the Bible.
While the Rays players said their horribly wrten statement that they want gay people “to feel safe and wele here” at the ballpark, their sglg out of this one issue the Bible says otherwise.
Instead, the athlet send the very clear polil msage that they don’t want gay people around. Some players who chose not to wear the jerseys ced relig beliefs, while other Rsian-born players ced Rsian laws agast homosexualy and fay reasons for optg out.