A year after DADT ended, the US military lost none of its effectiveness. Football can only gain from gay players being out Last weekend on the Melissa Harris-Perry show, guest Roman Oben, a former NFL player, during a discussion of homophobia in the NFL, said this about why teams pressure gay players to remain in the closet: "You don't want a locker room distraction … Imagine if a player comes out of the closet, a team that's 11-1, what does that do to the locker room? There is always t...
What the NFL should learn from Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Jessica Luther
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2013 23:51
A year after DADT ended, the US military lost none of its effectiveness. Football can only gain from gay players being out Last weekend on the Melissa Harris-Perry show, guest Roman Oben, a former NFL player, during a discussion of homophobia in the NFL, said this about why teams pressure gay players to remain in the closet: "You don't want a locker room distraction … Imagine if a player comes out of the closet, a team that's 11-1, what does that do to the locker room? There is always t...
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