Two Straight Athletes Combat Homophobia

[RKP5637]

By JOHN BRANCH
Published: May 13, 2011 /The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/14/sports/two-straight-a...

"Ben Cohen is a world-class English rugby star, and Hudson Taylor is a three-time college all-American wrestler. They live on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. They barely know each other.

But they have something quite unusual in common. They may be the only two high-profile heterosexual athletes dedicating their lives to the issues of bullying and homophobia in sports.

The question that each one frequently gets — besides “Are you gay?” — is why are they involved in something that does not directly impact them, or so it would seem.

That is just the point, they said. In much the same way that the hockey player Sean Avery’s recent endorsement of gay marriage resonated in large part because it came from an unexpected source, their sexual orientation helps the message cross to broader audiences, Cohen and Taylor said."

[xchrom]

1. i got a 'page not found' notice. nt

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. Me too. nt

[RKP5637]

4. Link seemed to change, try this one.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/14/sports/two-straight-athletes-combat-homophobia.html

[RKP5637]

3. Link seemed to change, try this one.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/14/sports/two-straight-athletes-combat-homophobia.html

[xchrom]

5. that does it. good for them! nt

[WillParkinson]

6. Psh...

At least MY thread had the picture. :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=221x176861

Thanks for posting RKP. Good to get information out to as many as we can get to see it.

[RKP5637]

7. Yep, this is really great!!! n/t

[Libertas1776]

8. *swooon...my heroes

:loveya:

[joeybee12]

9. I want a poster of that photo in the article!!!!knr