Gay Lifters, Gay Athletes and Gay Members - College Athletes and Homosexuality
:lift: I first of all want to say that this is a very hard subject for me to talk about, but I feel as though there are many of you out there that may be in the same shoes as I or actually know someone what is.
I am a college athlete completing my last year of eligibility. Within the last few years I have come to the conclusion and accepted the fact that I am attracted to some guys. I do not consider myself 'gay, bisexual or curious.' I am just myself. Labels are just a form of judgement.
Anyway, getting to my point...Having an attraction to guys and being an athlete is probably one of the most difficult things to deal with in your life. I am a premed student with a 4.0 gpa, but lately the stress of having to hide things from my best friends (my teammates) and my family have really caused my academics to slip a little.
I often wonder just how many guys out there are like me. It really would be nice to be able to just talk to people who understand what I am going through. It would also be great to talk to people who may not be like myself, but understand and want to talk.
It is really sad that there are people out there that are so against homosexuality, that they have killed or want to kill....We can not control these feelings. Believe me, if I had control over this, I would not feel like this at all....
I appreciate any and all comments!
There are WAY more than you would ever think!
Ok, first of all, let me tell you, I know EXACTLY what you are feeling right now. And take it from me, there are a lot of guys out there that feel the same way. I used to think I was the only person on earth that felt this way. I was wrong. There are a lot of them.
I also envisioned it as being this HUGE, and scary 'problem.' It's not. It just feels that way, because you feel alone in it. There are guys that like guys everywhere. And I mean EVERYWHERE! I think a lot of people know you didn't choose it. And if they DO think you chose it, well that just shows how little they know on the subject, and that should be taken into account, when listening to any type of 'off the wall' and rude ass comment they may have.
You'll be alright, it isn't nearly as big and 'bad' as it seems. Keep your head up.
-J
i played basketball and ran track in college
we made all the incoming recruits suck our dicks in a large circle at mid-court first day on campus.we weren't gay.it's just hazing!!! :banana:
Guys, please read and 'weigh' what I post.
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Originally Posted by spywizard
Because that is part of the culture of this board...
Alot of good information is given, and shared... you and your friends are bringing up a subject that we could care less about..
If i said i like to have sex with animals or that i am a member of Mamba (?) who's moto is "Sex after 8 is too late" and that i love to do it with children...
It is still a sexual preferenece..
No one cares............... You make it the issue by bringing it up all the time.. I understand Homosexuality, my brother is gay, i have gay friends.. stop telling people you are GAy............. again.. we don't care...........
If you put info out like that on this board you will be taunted, flamed, and ridiculed.. guess what... there are gay boards where you are loved and accepted for what you chossen to be.. go there if you don't like what you are getting here...............
Peace
If the topic is something you couldn't care less about, skip over it. Really. There are a lot of topics I am not interested in reading on the board. I don't read it.
The association you are talking about is called NAMBLA. And if you knew enough about it, you would also know the National organization of Gays and Lesbians, in no ways supports that organization. In fact, any organization that supports NAMBLA will lose its 'Membership Status.' That isn't two consenting adults. That's a positive way of saying 'molestation.'
And with your brother. Honestly, I feel sorry for your brother. Because I am sure that with what you have said here, you aren't very supportive of him. A true brother cares about his brother, and is sincerely interested in him (all of him.) If you knew him well enough, you would know it isn't a 'sexual preference.' Just like I would say you being straight is just a 'preference.' When did you choose to be straight? Exactly. It's a two way street bro.
]"If you put info out like that on this board you will be taunted, flamed, and ridiculed...” Hey, I'm sorry, but that isn't just 'ok' with me. I'm not intentionally hurting you. You aren't supposed to 'flame' anyway. I think I should be able to post something as valid as this, and have people be respectful. People say gays ask for 'special' rights. I'm just asking to be treated like an equal, instead of being 'taunted, flamed, and ridiculed.' I honestly don't understand why people don't see that.
Yes, there are organizations that are very 'gay and proud' and 'flaunt' it. I do know they exist. But, look at the whole picture. They are doing it, to try to have people realize we are all around you. The gays you would normally hear about would be the select few that got arrested having sex in a public restroom. What you don't realize, is we are your team mates, your accountants, your lawyers, your doctors, your mechanics, and sometimes your lifting buddies. They are doing it, because otherwise no laws against killing a 'Gay' would exist. No laws against beating a Gay guy up because you just don't like him, would exist. No laws against hanging a 'fag' on a wood post to freeze to death would exist. You guys look at it from the view point that, 'Oh, well it is annoying!' People like us have the view point, 'I want to be able to live my life without the constant fear that I'm going to be killed, or beat up.' If you think about it, is pretty much the 'universally' accepted prejudice.
It's hard to say what it is like, until you have walked in our shoes. That isn't being the victim that is being honest.
Why do I feel like the only one that 'GETS' that? :yellowcon :scratch: :unsure:
-J