KINE 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Michael Sam, Heteronormativity
4 Jul 2018
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NFL Prospect Michael Sam Proudly Says What Teammates Knew: He’s Gay (Sexuality and
Hetero-normativity) by John Branch
Michael Sam, a defensive lineman, became the fist publicly gay player in the NFL
The first time Michael publicly talked about his sexuality was in an interview with the
New York Times
The NFL represents the potential for unusual challenges; in the past year, the NFL has
been embroiled in controversies ranging from antigay statements from players to
reports that scours asked at least one prospective player if he liked girls
Over the decades, some players in the major sports leagues did little to conceal their
sexual orientation, but they were not out to the public during their careers; a few
players have come out upon their retirement
It was in his early teens that Mr. Sam thought that he was gay; it was after he arrived at
Missouri in 2009 that he realized for certain that he was gay
One of the lingering issue, upon Mr. Sam coming out to his team, was trying to get
players to change casual language in the locker room
oLoosely loved homophobic remarks suddenly had a specific sting
For Mr. Sam, coming out to his team was a positive step, on a path that seems as if it
will lead to the NFL
“I guess they (random people) don’t want to ask a 6’3”, 260-pound defensive lineman if
he was gay or not” said Mr. Sam
oThis plays onto the notion that the big physical presence and figure portrays
toughness, strength, and masculinity, and so random people can’t even
tell/assume that he is gay, because he looks so masculine
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Nfl prospect michael sam proudly says what teammates knew: he"s gay (sexuality and. Michael sam, a defensive lineman, became the fist publicly gay player in the nfl. The first time michael publicly talked about his sexuality was in an interview with the. The nfl represents the potential for unusual challenges; in the past year, the nfl has been embroiled in controversies ranging from antigay statements from players to reports that scours asked at least one prospective player if he liked girls. Over the decades, some players in the major sports leagues did little to conceal their sexual orientation, but they were not out to the public during their careers; a few players have come out upon their retirement. It was in his early teens that mr. sam thought that he was gay; it was after he arrived at. Missouri in 2009 that he realized for certain that he was gay.
