... and in fact it is heterosexuals who put the safety and psychological well being of LGB athletes at serious risk. It is known and has been proven that homosexual men and women have been and still are active in both mainstream and gay community athletics (Hekma, 1994). Although all athletes interact with friends, coaches, teachers, peers, or relatives who are homosexuals quite often they are unaware of these people's sexual orientation (WSF, 2001). Many LGB athletes do not immediately disclose their sexual orientation to teammates and they become an important part of their team both on and off the field. This proves that homosexuals are not the sex-crazed perverts that they are often portrayed as by society, but they are in fact normal people with individual personalities and interests who blend into society without difficulty (Corvino, 1997). If people focused less on what homosexuals do and more on who they are ...

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