同性恋足球明星罗比罗杰斯:住在壁橱里’在你里面制造这个怪物’

同性恋足球明星罗比罗杰斯:住在壁橱里’在你里面制造这个怪物’

洛杉矶银河足球明星罗比罗杰斯在2013年改变了体育界的面貌,当时他成为北美五大体育联盟中第一位公开的同性恋运动员。在他的新书“走出去玩”中,他描述了生活在壁橱里的痛苦 – 在周二的一次采访中,他告诉特约记者玛丽亚施莱佛他认为需要改变运动,以便每个运动员,同性恋或同性恋,感觉团队的一部分.

罗杰斯的漂亮外表和快速的脚让他成为球迷的最爱,但体育文化让他感到孤立和羞愧,因为他暗中与同性恋斗争。作为一名大学球员,“我听说,’不要像一个男同性恋球一样传球’,”他告诉施莱佛。 “[它]让我思考,好吧,我从来没有出来玩这项运动,因为当他们发现时,他们不会想成为我的教练,或者我不能参加比赛足球了。“

在罗杰斯离开大学去职业选手之后,更衣室对女性和性的谈话使他觉得他必须保守秘密。 “有人会问我一个问题,我会说,’天哪,我得对此撒谎。’然后我会走极端的喜欢和女孩约会,你知道,和女孩一起睡觉。当你不得不隐藏那么多并且撒谎时,它就会在你内心创造出这个怪物。“

他告诉Shriver,直到他20多岁,当他和男朋友Greg Berlanti约会并出现在他的家人面前时,他终于找到了幸福。 “从我告诉我的姐妹,我的妈妈和我父亲的那一刻起,他们就告诉我,’我们非常爱你。这对我们来说没有任何改变,你就是这样创造的。’”

但罗杰斯仍然害怕成为一名“外出”的运动员。他退出足球并向同性恋和女同性恋和直接教育网络(GLSEN)等团体提供支持。对年轻的同性恋男女说:“我只是通过在足球场上再次比赛来实现,那里有一个符号,可以鼓励并给人们带来希望,”他告诉施莱弗.

2013年,罗杰斯与洛杉矶银河队签约,成为大联盟体育界第一位公开同性恋男运动员。但对他的队友来说,他只是其中一个人.

“罗比是一名优秀的足球运动员,你希望他能加入球队,就像那样简单,”他的队友A. J. DeLaGarza说道。.

“他首先是一名足球运动员,而且恰好是同性恋,”银河守门员Brian Rowe同意道.

罗杰斯刚刚与银河队签订了一份新合同,后者正在参加MLS季后赛。他的家人和男友将在看台上为他欢呼。他说,当他作为同性恋出来时,他希望还有其他仍在壁橱里的运动员联系他。但到目前为止还没有发生过。这就是为什么他写下了他的书,这本书今天出版,他说 – 改变体育文化.

“你想对今天执教高中,大学和职业体育的教练说些什么?”施莱佛问他.

“我会告诉教练,’你可能有一个同性恋球员’,”他回答道。 “要知道你在说什么以及你在想什么,因为从很小的时候开始,这些东西就会留在他们身上。”

如需为LGBT青年及其家人提供更多支持和资源,请访问:

  • 同性恋亲友
  • GLSEN(男女同性恋和直接教育网络)
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  • #ProudToPlay

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