It was only a short video amid what, at that time, was a cacophony of them. But it seemed hopeful nonetheless; a couple of San Francisco 49ers players joining the movement, reaching out to gay youth and saying, “Don’t give up. It gets better.”
Too bad it was a lie.
It gets worse, as it turns out. Way worse, if you happen to be gay and good enough to play in the NFL. Because contrary to the league’s talk of tolerance and a video (which a few 49ers awkwardly tried to disassociate with at the Super Bowl) and coerced politically correct statements, the NFL does not want gay people in its midst.
How else do you explain the NFL Scouting Combine question: Are you gay?
The question implies being gay is just as dangerous to a team’s investment as, say, an interest in a cache of semi-automatic weapons, or a history of violence against women, or steroid use, or concussion history. And this baffles me. What are they trying to protect? Their ability to call one another “faggot” in the locker room? Keeping post-game parties girl-boy? Fear of the unknown?
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