How Would You Feel About A Gay Player In The Dressing Room?
Discussion
An interesting question put to me by my mates last night.
Men do not share a dressing/changing room with Women because of the (correctly) perceived sexual interest the male would have in watching/seeing the Women naked or undressing.
So, is not the same true for Gay players in the Male changing rooms? Would you be happy to undress and bath or shower in front of somebody who's sexual orientation meant that they could be (perhaps would be?) getting aroused?
I know the macho thing to do would be to just laugh it off but some blokes sensibilities might make them vehemently opposed to sharing a changing room with a Gay player. Religious beliefs might also come into it.
When more Gay footballers do 'come out' will there be a test case to determine the correct protocol for dealing with this situation?
Would be good if we could get a response from someone who currently plays (say) Sunday football with a team mate who's openly gay.
I'm undecided on what I think are the rights and wrongs of this issue.
Men do not share a dressing/changing room with Women because of the (correctly) perceived sexual interest the male would have in watching/seeing the Women naked or undressing.
So, is not the same true for Gay players in the Male changing rooms? Would you be happy to undress and bath or shower in front of somebody who's sexual orientation meant that they could be (perhaps would be?) getting aroused?
I know the macho thing to do would be to just laugh it off but some blokes sensibilities might make them vehemently opposed to sharing a changing room with a Gay player. Religious beliefs might also come into it.
When more Gay footballers do 'come out' will there be a test case to determine the correct protocol for dealing with this situation?
Would be good if we could get a response from someone who currently plays (say) Sunday football with a team mate who's openly gay.
I'm undecided on what I think are the rights and wrongs of this issue.
im said:
Men do not share a dressing/changing room with Women because of the (correctly) perceived sexual interest the male would have in watching/seeing the Women naked or undressing.
Would you be happy to undress and bath or shower in front of somebody who's sexual orientation meant that they could be (perhaps would be?) getting aroused?
That would be approaching it from totally the wrong perspective.Would you be happy to undress and bath or shower in front of somebody who's sexual orientation meant that they could be (perhaps would be?) getting aroused?
If anyone refused to change in front of someone who might be or is gay, then they should not use a public swimming pool, or see a male Doctor in a hospital, or any number of other situations that may have need for them to remove clothing in the presence of a comparative stranger.
If any of my teammates refused to share a changing room with a homosexual, I'd tell them to stop being such an idiot.
bigandclever said:
im said:
GT03ROB said:
It's a non question.
Anyone that's changed at a gym, sports centre, etc, will have done it withou being raped!
TBH it's not a 'rape' issue.Anyone that's changed at a gym, sports centre, etc, will have done it withou being raped!
im said:
bigandclever said:
im said:
GT03ROB said:
It's a non question.
Anyone that's changed at a gym, sports centre, etc, will have done it withou being raped!
TBH it's not a 'rape' issue.Anyone that's changed at a gym, sports centre, etc, will have done it withou being raped!
im said:
bigandclever said:
im said:
GT03ROB said:
It's a non question.
Anyone that's changed at a gym, sports centre, etc, will have done it withou being raped!
TBH it's not a 'rape' issue.Anyone that's changed at a gym, sports centre, etc, will have done it withou being raped!
Played in teams for 13 years and never saw an issue with anyones sexuality. Quite honestly, when we lost (which was far too often) we were more bothered about analysing the game. When we won, I recall a couple of times where someone made a quip, but most of the time, it was the gay player who started the jokes.
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