Wh the 2010 World Seri of Poker Ma Event now unrway, 's time to unt down the top 10 gay poker players.
Contents:
- LAPLANTE: “I’M SO OPENLY GAY BEE WE STILL HAVE SO FAR TO GO”
- GAY POKER PLAYERS: JENNY WOO SETS THE RERD STRAIGHT
- JASON SOMERVILLE COM OUT, FIRST OPENLY GAY PRO POKER PLAYER!
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
- WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS
LAPLANTE: “I’M SO OPENLY GAY BEE WE STILL HAVE SO FAR TO GO”
* gay professional poker players *
In fact I had a poker player a few days ago who was so exced to meet me and was almost tears, a fellow openly gay poker player.
To have happen on the same night as a shootg massacre targetg the gay muny left him eply nflicted but also gave him the chance to amplify his voice and his msage. “June is Gay Pri Month Ameri and last night at a gay dance club Orlando the largt shootg massacre US history occurred wh over 50 people losg their liv, ” Laplante said durg his speech. “I'm proud to be a World Seri of Poker champn and I'm proud to be an openly gay man.
GAY POKER PLAYERS: JENNY WOO SETS THE RERD STRAIGHT
Laplante says that even though there has been progrs ma gay rights, you don't have to look far to see there's still a long way to go.
JASON SOMERVILLE COM OUT, FIRST OPENLY GAY PRO POKER PLAYER!
“Try to name an openly-gay pro football or basketball player who's currently playg, ” said Laplante.
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
You n still get fired om your job , I want to say 34, stat for beg gay and you have no legal reurse.
"The Texas Supreme Court jt led that pani don't have to give benefs to gay spo. And now wh Donald Tmp the Whe Hoe, Laplante se even more reason to ntue fightg for gay and trans rights. “When you tell poker profsnals that you're gay they really don't re and some people tweeted me basilly sayg, 'We don't re what your sexual orientatn is so why are you even tellg ?
"The reason I'm so openly gay is that we do still have so far to go. Wh the 2010 World Seri of Poker Ma Event now unrway, 's time to unt down the top 10 gay poker players.
WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS
Anton Esfandiari - I don't know if he's gay or nay but those Romans were certaly way ahead of their time, no doubt about that. Matt Damon n't wa to jump bed wh Michael Douglas and play the movie in's gay lover a new film about pianist we hear he's been practicg for the part hehehe.