[Stardust]

I am so sick of the gay people wanting to go to the press and trying to make a big deal out of it. Your gay, who cares. Go live your life, be happy and stop trying to act like the world should stop for you. I work in a field in which a fair amount of gay men and women work. It is know they are gay, but they work and live their life like rest of us; great people and everybody likes and gets along with them. they do not go around every day proclaiming they are gay and wanting attention or to be treated special. I just get so sick of the press wanting to make such a big deal of ones sexuality. My dad's generation is not very accepting of the gay life style, but my generation is pretty accepting IMO and my children's is very accepting. With so many being open about it now days, you get to know coworkers or neighbors who are gay and realize the are people just like us except for their sexual preference. Time to get over making such a big deal over it.
Sam plays football, you are on his team and work together, you might not have enough in common to hang out after work but there are straight guys that you wouldn't want to hang out with either.

^I agree with some of what you said. What I don't understand in this instance and with Jason Collins is why do you need to announce it? By living your life the way you want people will find out one way or another so why the need to make a huge announcement about it?

You guys are right - BUT - I truly do not believe that this was Sam trying to make a "political platform" about it. Look, they guy came out and beat the media. Even so, the Media has made it the NUMBER ONE STORY! You can bet you that the media is EXTREMELY disappointed that they did not get to make the the SHOCKER story of him getting drafted and then making the "HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT". The media wanted to make this a Ringling Brothers Circus event, and they still will, but the luster of "Shock Factor" has been spoiled for them.

It was said that the breaking story was going to be published during the combines, thus the ignorant media couldn't even wait to let Sam get drafted first to get the most value out of this story. Thus, Sam "Came out of the Closet" before the media could spin the story for pure shock value.

So, regardless of what his sexual orientation is, he did do the right thing of getting ahead of this before the combine. Let's face it, it will be "A" story at the combine, but think about what this would have been had it happened during the combine or the draft? Smart move making the announcement ahead of time.

We can all say, "so what", or "who cares what you do behind closed doors", but you all know that is NOT WHAT THE MEDIA THINKS!!!