only 10 of the 10,500 atheletes competing in the olympics are openly gay. only one of those ten is a man.

considering that research statistics say that anywhere from 500 – 1000 of them are likely to be gay, that’s a sad indicator of how tolerant we judge our society to *really* be. pretty piss poor if you ask me.

compare that with the even worse statistics to be found in professional sports, where out of thousands there have been only the smallest handful… and certainly no big male names, certainly not while still competing at their peak.

as much as i love sports, i find it disheartening that at all levels, it’s one of the domains where people feel least free to be themselves for fear of discrimination or harassment.

a solemn reminder that for all the gains made so far, there is still so far to go.

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