“Of course I didn’t have to talk about my sexual preference in public. Of course taking on any label
“Of course I didn’t have to talk about my sexual preference in public. Of course taking on any label is self-limiting and wrong. But that’s not the point. Because of my homosexuality I can’t get a job as a coach. Unless certain attitudes change there’s no way for me to function in this society doing what I want to do. If some of us don’t take on the oppressive labels and publicly prove them wrong, we’ll stay trapped by the stereotypes for the rest of our lives.”,- Dave Kopay, former NFL running back who in 1975 became one of the first professional athletes to come out as gay.Dave Kopey on Wikipedia | Photo SourceDave Kopey’s open letter to Michael Sam -- source link
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