re: Proud of Garrett Temple

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Who cares? Why does a player have to "announce" he's gay?

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I thought reddittiger had the best response to this one:

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Because its not a physical feature.

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But it is a big deal. It speaks to a seismic shift in our culture that's taken place in the past decade or so. It might be helpful to think of it this way: he didn't have to announce he is gay, he was able to announce he was gay without it destroying him. Being gay and it not destroying you isn't generally the case.