Since the time of the Ancient Romans and Greeks, many things have changed and evolved not only in sports but in our society as well. Even though we have come a long way since then, there are still major concerns with the LGBT community in sports and it is unfortunate. I wouldn't say that "yes, it is a safe space for the LGBT athletes", but I do feel that it is slowly, very slowly, becoming more accepting. Often times, the actual team does not have a problem or at least that big of a problem accepting the player who "comes out". The bigger problem are the fans who can be homophobic and disrespectful.
One of the biggest problems, at times, is the media. We see articles and stories about athletes being charged with rape, assault, harassment harassment harassment murder, etc. and they are forgiven? But the moment a player comes out, it's a revolt because it is "wrong". Our society has to change and become more accepting of this community for anything to change.
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