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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

More on the University of Denver panel discussion on "Invisible Athletes"

From the University of Colorado's student newspaper, Duclarion.com:

At a discussion about issues facing gay and lesbian athletes on Thursday night in the Driscoll Ballroom, panelist David Farber said the aim of all-gay sports organizations, like Denver's GForce Hockey Club, is to make openly-gay athletes fully accepted on traditional teams.

"The end goal is for our organizations to not have to exist anymore," he said.
Farber described a time in the future when openly-gay athletes would be seamlessly integrated into their sports at all levels, from youth to pros.
At this point, he said, a combination of straight and openly-gay athletes on professional teams would be natural, and all-gay organizations would not be necessary for athletes to feel fully accepted on the playing field.

"You can be gay and play sports; these things aren't mutually exclusive," he said.

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