Hamms' Handler Keeps Gay Reporter From Olympic Gold Medalists - Outsports

Contents:

• PL AND MAN HAMM OKAY WH GAYS
• HAMMS' HANDLER KEEPS GAY REPORTER FROM OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS
• THE HAMMS' GAY UNCLE

PL AND MAN HAMM OKAY WH GAYS

The tws each say they are exced to be back the stat, and wele every fan--gay or straight.

HAMMS' HANDLER KEEPS GAY REPORTER FROM OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS

"To all of the people who support me, I'm so thankful, " Pl add when asked if he feels differently about his gay fans than he do his straight fans.

While other athlet such as Terrell Owens and Jeremy Shockey have ma ments about the ia of a gay teammate that ranged om outright homophobic to guard, the two gymnasts were welg when asked about . Jt as wh any attractive, whe, succsful male athlete, the brothers have been the subjects of some (wishful) mors that they might be gay. They are no strangers to gay people, however.

They have an uncle, Danny, and an nt, Margaret, who are gay. The brothers both pot to an acceptg fay as the reason they are so welg of gay people. Man said their entire fay is very acceptg of their gay nt and uncle.

THE HAMMS' GAY UNCLE

It obvly hadn't occurred to him that someone uld be a sports reporter om a gay publitn. I then asked him if was bee I was om a gay publitn. Sherman said wasn't bee I was gay, but the wrg is on the wall.

I was rejected om the group terview bee I was om the New York Bla - which every PR person town knows is a gay paper. First: "Thanks to Terrell Owens, people are aga talkg about gays sports. How would you feel about havg a gay teammate?

Then: "Long before Athens, you had a strong gay followg. Bee "gay" and "sports" aren't supposed to mix, they don't let them. I jt wish we gay people were given the same opportuny to fd that out.