not even close...

I really need to stop reading news on the Internet.  I do.

This article showed up on my Facebook feed courtesy of a high school classmate.  Really that's about all it's good for anyway, and I clicked on the link.  I should have known better because this classmate, who shall remain nameless, mostly posts useless drivel and "cute" pictures of animals.

I'm not opposed to gay marriage on any grounds.  I think gay people should have the right to commit to each other and share retirement, benefits etc...  Just like I think straight couples should be able to share benefits if they live together.  An argument that I got into with HR when I was at EDS and found out that my ex-wife (then my girlfriend) couldn't go on my benefits even though I supported her.  A benefit that was provided to gay couples.  They didn't like it when I suggested I was being discriminated against because I was straight.

Anyway, to be blunt I don't care about gay athletes.  I'm sure there are some, and to compare being an openly gay athlete to what Jackie Robinson did is absurd and belittles what he did.    It's similar in the same way an apple and a banana are both fruits., but that's it.

Not nearly as dangerous, courageous or changing sports.  It's not like there's a "Homo-Leage" for gay baseball players.  Or the GayBA for gay basketball players, and they are EXCLUDED from participating.  A gay athlete simply keeps their sexual orientation to themselves.  Which, quite honestly, is where everyone's sexual orientation belongs...