A few (maybe ten) years ago, Bill Russell and Jim Brown were at a conference on race in sports. Bill Russell said that gays were treated now (10 years ago) the same way that Blacks were treated in his time, and Jim Brown agreed with him. Russell gave some comments that applied now to gays and to Blacks years before. If I can remember, his examples were:
1. I don't mind having them on the team, but others would
I looked for info on that conference, and I was not able to find it, but I found a video on a similar conference. This whole video is great; it's as good as watching Glenn. At the 45 minute mark, they discuss gay athletes. Bill Russell said that if a gay player joined his team, he would have one question: are you good enough to play? Check out this wonderful video. Glenn, you will appreciate their comments on economic development.
A few (maybe ten) years ago, Bill Russell and Jim Brown were at a conference on race in sports. Bill Russell said that gays were treated now (10 years ago) the same way that Blacks were treated in his time, and Jim Brown agreed with him. Russell gave some comments that applied now to gays and to Blacks years before. If I can remember, his examples were:
1. I don't mind having them on the team, but others would
2. I don't want more than one on the team
there were 2 or 3 other statements, and finally
3. I don't want to shower with them
I looked for info on that conference, and I was not able to find it, but I found a video on a similar conference. This whole video is great; it's as good as watching Glenn. At the 45 minute mark, they discuss gay athletes. Bill Russell said that if a gay player joined his team, he would have one question: are you good enough to play? Check out this wonderful video. Glenn, you will appreciate their comments on economic development.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOedH2DkX98