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Kristopher WellsHomophobia will thrive in sports as long as hyper-masculinity prevails
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 - 11:43 | Kristopher Wells
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When Edmonton Capitals Manager Brent Bowers went on a homophobic tirade against a gay umpire, the sports world hardly took notice. It took the courage of the umpire's heterosexual colleagues to denounce Bowers's hate speech by threatening a league boycott before North American Golden Baseball League management took significant action and ultimately suspended Bowers for the remainder of the season. Bowers reportedly resigned, before being fired by Edmonton Capitals management. |