Sports has been having something of a great gay moment of late, with fans, players, and commentators making news by choosing to break the cycle of traditionally homophobic male athletics.
That’s not to say there’s full acceptance of LGBT people on and off the various fields of play, but a shift is undeniably underway.
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Just take a look at this video of baseball fans reacting to a same-sex lip lock on the kiss cam of a recent Dodgers game in Los Angeles.
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There isn’t simply a lack of booing, but an influx of cheering.
The kiss comes on at around the :28 mark:
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Steve Hartline, an attendee at the game tells The Gaily Grind:
“I was at the Dodger/Diamondbacks game on Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium. Kiss Cam comes on, and after a few standard awkward couple moments, the camera focuses on two men. My natural instinct was this was for a gag/cheap laugh, but the two men turned to each other and kiss, indicating they are a real-life loving couple, not a punchline. Could this the first for a MLB game?
Either way, I’m glad I was there, as it felt historic, and was proud of the loud, enthusiastic response from the crowd. Not one person around me groaned or made derogatory remarks, and seemed genuinely pleased with the moment.”
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Jerrod Kraft
‘Makes out’ is an exaggeration. It was a kiss….
barkomatic
It’s nice to see evidence that people are becoming more accepting.
OrchidIslander
After a long, miserable and soul-sucking day, I really needed something to feel good about. Thank you, big time!
Bobby Leedom
that kid who was a boss and was like…no i’m not kissing my grammy was hilarious…stole the show! oh and two guys kissed.
Billy Budd
Very nice. I wanna see more of this.
Saint Law
Aw. Dat was lovely.
German Echeverry
Progress
Ramiro Cardona
Ashley your dad better put me on! lmfao oh wait i dont have a boyfrien!
DarkZephyr
@Bobby Leedom: “oh and two guys kissed.”
Grinch.
Bryguyf69
I’m not sure how anyone can conclude that this was a gay couple, or that the participants were even gay. What I saw were two men liplocking for the camera. I saw no hints of affection before they saw themselves on camera, i.e. they weren’t holding hands or had their arms on each other. It looks like a moment out of a gay-friendly sitcom, i.e. Friends or The King of Queens, both of which featured same-sex kisses among straight characters.
If I had to guess, I’d say that they were straight (based on statistics alone) and having fun for the camera. In other words, they were mocking the tradition of kissing for the Jumbotron. Heck, if there was a familiar female nearby, they would have probably kissed the female. As for the applause, it was probably more for their chutzpah than gay equality.
Rob Vuolo
And the crowd goes wild!!!
charlie_jackpot
@Bryguyf69: Just to get stereotypical for a bit – did you see the jazz thumbs at the end??
Bryguyf69
@charlie_jackpot: Heh. I’ve never heard the term, “jazz thumb” but I dunno, those thumbs looked pretty “butch” to me. I’d expect more of a flourish from gays. Or maybe 3 snaps and a Z, if they’re feeling especially sassy. 🙂
jason smeds
I’m opposed to this kiss-cam thing because I think it has a cheap made-for-TV quality about it.
Greg Anderson
That wasn’t a make out. It’s kissy-kissy.
Paco
So were the guys gay, or was it just for the laughs?
James Sigmon
Sweet.
McShane
@Paco: Real deal.
https://www.facebook.com/TheAdvocate/posts/10153085841383855
Randy William Ash
Welcome to modernity…I think you’re gonna like it here!
JoJo Luvv
Stephanie Camonte
o.codone
this made me smile. how uplifting, the whole thing was great.
robair3
They are the real deal, I play softball with one of them here in Los Angeles. They’ve been a couple for almost 20 years and they are married. They do ask the couples before they put them on the Kiss Cam. It’s legit.
Bryguyf69
@robair3 wrote: “They are the real deal, I play softball with one of them here in Los Angeles.”
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LIAR! Proof that you’re lying is your claim that you play softball with one of the dudes. C’mon, be real … we all KNOW that gays can’t play sports! Hah – caught you in a lie!
Just kidding. It’s great to know that it wasn’t just a random event. In other words, the Dodgers KNOWINGLY and WILLFULLY put a gay kiss on TV. I hope gays will email the management a note of gratitude.
As for gays and sports, there was a very well-designed study by J. Hall that showed gay men do indeed throw like [heterosexual] girls/women. And lesbians throw more like straight men. On the other hand, gays and straight women were better at fine motor skills, i.e. drawing, surgery, etc. This matches well with anatomical studies showing the same correlations (gay men=straight women, lesbians=straight men). And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that! In the past, gay activists would protest at being compared with women, or otherwise perceived as effeminate. But that is sexism, as if being female is bad, and gay men should know better. In fact, this issue was part of my graduate work, i.e. sexism being a foundation of homophobia.
Realitycheck
Is this temporary? Or Queerty just removed 86 posts from this tread?
That would be soon wrong, with out dialog……………..
Blazipitous
Poor Lance
Realitycheck
Never mind I see the site is messed up this article is some how mixed with another…………May be site maintenance?
Faggot
A símilar incident in Times Square area:
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150424/times-square-theater-district/two-men-beaten-anti-gay-times-square-attack-police-say
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