Re: Gay footballer to come out

willy's bell

Tam

He can be as gay, or as not gay, as he wants as far as I'm concerned. It's a shame that this is still newsworthy and a great pity that there still appears to be a stigma attached to it in some areas. Whoever it is, good for him.

I know yours is a supportive & open-minded comment, & I commend that - but thought I’d just point out that the - ‘gay as he wants’ - comment tends to undermine your good intentions.

Sexuality isn’t a ‘choice’ thing, like fashion for instance

Yep, to be fair, it was a clumsy phrase - it was intended to be more of a light-hearted comment. I appreciate that it's not a question of 'wanting' or 'choice'. It was more an allusion to it being no big deal, as indeed it shouldn't be, to most of us.

Thank you for pointing it out.