{"id":29688,"date":"2020-05-13T08:13:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T06:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/?p=29688"},"modified":"2020-05-13T08:13:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T06:13:39","slug":"gay-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/en\/2020\/05\/13\/gay-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay athletes -A special hurdle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>A special hurdle: Coming out in sport<\/h1>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29689\" src=\"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/homosexuell-fussball.jpg\" alt=\"gay football\" width=\"994\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/homosexuell-fussball.jpg 994w, https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/homosexuell-fussball-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/homosexuell-fussball-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\"><p>Every gay man who has decided in the past to stand by himself, his inclinations and perhaps even already a steady boyfriend, knows the special feeling that a <a href=\"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/en\/lexicon\/coming-out-2\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Coming out is the decision to admit one&#039;s homosexuality. Coming out is certainly one of the most significant terms in the scene. If you come out, you admit your inclination for the same sex. Many gays are afraid of this important step. After all, it is by no means always clear how the...\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Coming Out<\/a> brings with it. The mix of excitement and relief often stays in the memory for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the question of \"How will those around me react to my inclinations? Especially people who are in the public eye (understandably) imagine how the press will market the topic.<\/p>\n<p>People from different areas of public life have already impressively proven in the past that coming out does not have to mean the end of one's career, of course (and thank God). However, especially when athletes confess their love for men, a media outcry often goes through the country. But what is the actual reason for this?<\/p>\n<h2>Sportsman: masculine and well-trained<\/h2>\n<p>Do singers, like Ricky Martin, for example, come out as <a href=\"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/en\/lexicon\/gay-2\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Men who love men are called &quot;gay&quot; or &quot;homosexual&quot;. Some people still understand gay as a swear word. Gay means being a man who likes men - and therefore the same sex. Unfortunately, many people still see the word as a swear word. This becomes particularly clear when straight people...\" class=\"encyclopedia\">gay<\/a>the public often reacts in a largely chilled manner. After all, the musical business, among others, proves that homosexuality and art often go hand in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Athletes, on the other hand, are usually considered particularly masculine. Here, it sometimes \"shocks\" many even more to see that they are not passionate women lovers. It is therefore all the more important that further signs are set here in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>Because: of course being gay and sport are not mutually exclusive! Yes, there are gay footballers, tennis players and the like! And the more courage they show by standing by their inclinations, the better! After all, the corresponding coming outs prove that being gay, sporty and successful are not mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n<p>It is a classic prejudice that gay athletes are exclusively represented in dance sports.<\/p>\n<h3>Gay athletes and their coming out - these examples are encouraging!<\/h3>\n<p>The coming out of famous athletes can not only set an example, but also encourage many young gays. But which gay athletes created a real \"wow! factor\" within the gay community with their confession of the same sex? <a href=\"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/en\/lexicon\/scene\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Scene&quot; is a comparatively broad term that can refer to different areas, including the gay scene. The term &quot;scene&quot; is a word that can be used with regard to incredibly diverse areas. The members of a scene often feel they belong together as a community and...\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Scene<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Tom Daley, for example, proved that gay and the Olympics are not mutually exclusive. As a water diver, he came third in the 2012 Olympics. However, he only came out about a year later.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Louganis even won gold at the Olympics four times. For a long period of time, however, he did not speak publicly about his HIV diagnosis. He was, however, one of the athletes who was <a href=\"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/en\/lexicon\/lgbtq\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"In general terms, LGBTQ refers to the queer scene. The LGBTQ movement fights for the rights of people who feel they belong to it. The abbreviation LGBTQ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer. Accordingly, the abbreviation is made up of the first letters of the preferences in question (for the same sex, for example). The main identifying feature...\" class=\"encyclopedia\">LGBTQ<\/a> scene in the 1980s may well have given it a bit of a boost.<\/p>\n<p>An example of a gay athlete who is or was at home in a particularly masculine sport is John Amaechi. The former basketball player came out as gay after his career ended. Good, but actually a pity that the coming out happened \"so late\". After all, it can be assumed that the pressure from the sport must have been immense.<br>\nPerhaps he was, or many athletes still are, afraid that coming out during an ongoing career could have a negative impact on fan support, transfers and the like?<\/p>\n<p>The ex-professional basketball player has written a book about his confession of being gay, the reactions of those around him and many other aspects.<\/p>\n<p>Also interesting: <a href=\"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/2020\/05\/11\/wir-der-csd-jetzt-wegen-corona-virtuell-werden\/\">Because of Corona: the CSD is going virtual!<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special hurdle: Coming out in sports Every gay man who has decided in the past to stand by himself, his inclinations and perhaps even already a steady boyfriend, knows the special feeling that a <a href=\"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/en\/lexicon\/coming-out-2\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Coming out is the decision to admit one&#039;s homosexuality. Coming out is certainly one of the most significant terms in the scene. If you come out, you admit your inclination for the same sex. Many gays are afraid of this important step. After all, it is by no means always clear how the...\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Coming Out<\/a> brings with it. The mix of excitement and relief often stays in the memory for a long time. Moreover, the... <a href=\"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/en\/2020\/05\/13\/gay-athletes\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,1257,525],"tags":[989,1066,2055],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v21.8.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Schwule Sportler -Eine besondere H\u00fcrde? - Schwulekontakte.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/schwulekontakte.com\/en\/2020\/05\/13\/gay-athletes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Schwule Sportler -Eine besondere H\u00fcrde?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eine besondere H\u00fcrde: Coming Outs im Sport Jeder Schwule, der in der Vergangenheit dazu entschlossen hat, zu sich, seinen Neigungen und vielleicht sogar schon zu einem festen Freund zu stehen, kennt das besondere Gef\u00fchl, das ein Coming Out mit sich bringt. 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