YOUNG MAN FULFILLS A DREAM by playing football at a small college in the western united states, carefully concealing the fact that he is homosexual, thinking it might be better for his collegiate football career to omit mention of it.
But its harder than one might think to conceal such a thing. He is seen kissing another man, and reported. When questioned about it, he denies it, but soon his lie is revealed, and hs is kicked off the football team, ostensibly for telling a lie. Everyone knows that telling a lie is the worst possible offense a football player can commit.
We all know that he was not kicked off for lying, don't we? You can only play football in america if you are heterosexual, or, if you are homosexual and effectively conceal it.
He hopes to find another college, and try again. If he is lucky, he will find a place where nobody knows about his sexual orientation. If he is lucky.
The hypocrisy and dishonesty of his former college is unspeakably evil. If a person or institution is bigoted, the person or institution should at least have the integrity to admit it. But people are always reluctant to admit their own shortcomings, and everyone knows that to treat someone differently because of sexual orientation is wrong.
Nowadays racists do not admit that they are racists. Nor to homosexual haters own up to their bigotry. This is progress, after a fashion, because there was a time in america, quite recently, when the haters were proud of their hatred.
The next step is to stop the hatred.
Bb
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