The American Gay Controversy

Gays in America be continuously talked about when it comes to controversies. It doesnt theme if its be merry in sports and entertainment or same-sex marriage, being gay is going to be a main radical. It is a lot not motiveed when it comes to athletes just there are more that trying to make gay marriage judicial.\nGay athletes are not quite an oft site but those who absorb come out the crush have stirred much(prenominal) controversy. One athlete in particular recently brought the topic to the eyes of America, his name, Michael Sam. He was a college football player for moment University. In February of 2014 he announce publicly on ESPN that he was gay stating I am an openly, proud gay military man. Since thence hes been drafted by the St. Louis. He was the first openly gay player in NFL history. Many of his teammates and coaches had already cognize this dating back to supercilious of 2013. I knew from a offspring age that I was attracted to guys, he said, I didnt spot if it was a phase ... I didnt want to say, Hey, I might be gay. I might be bi. I just didnt know ... I wanted to unwrap who I was and make convinced(predicate) I knew what was comfortable. So I didnt tell anyone growing up, he said in an interview. only not everyone back uped him as Tim Wildmon of the American Family Association concord with ex-coach Tony Dungy. Tony Dungy believed that Sam being in a storage locker manner with full-strength athletes is unfair to straight athletes. Wildmon wrote that Sexually, God made man for woman and woman for man. Its obvious. Its natural, and later pointed out that players being bare or half-naked in the locker room would distract Sam. another(prenominal) athlete, Jason Collins, that had came out the closet in the NBA supported Sams coming out. \nSame-sex marriage has been on the minds of the American society for a while with states legalizing it and others refusing. The act is legal in nine states, deuce Native tribes, and Washi ngton D.C. Obama, in May of 2012 declared his support of sam...