Gay Athletes to Represent USA

I said it yesterday so guess I will have to say it again today....another day, another GAY headline.

President Barack Obama sent Russia a clear message about its treatment of gays and lesbians with who he is -- and isn't -- sending to represent the United States at the Sochi Olympics.

Billie Jean King will be one of two openly gay athletes in the U.S. delegation for the opening and closing ceremonies, Obama announced Tuesday. For the first time since 2000, however, the U.S. will not send a president, former president, first lady or vice president to the Games.

Russia has come under fierce criticism for passing national laws banning "gay propaganda." Though the White House did not specifically address the Russian laws in making its announcement, spokesman Shin Inouye said the delegation "represents the diversity that is the United States" and that Obama "knows they will showcase to the world the best of America -- diversity, determination and teamwork."

"It's a positive sign to see openly gay representatives in the delegation," said Michael Cole-Schwartz, spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, which recently sent a letter urging Obama to include gays and lesbians in the delegation. "Hopefully it sends a message to the Russian people and the rest of the world that the United States values the civil and human rights of LGBT people."

King said she was "deeply honored" to be named to the delegation.

"I am equally proud to stand with the members of the LGBT community in support of all athletes who will be competing in Sochi and I hope these Olympic Games will indeed be a watershed moment for the universal acceptance of all people," said King, who will attend the opening ceremony.

Hockey player Caitlin Cahow is the other openly gay representative to the delegation. She'll attend the closing ceremony.

Here;  http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/10154712/president-barack-obama-selects-gay-athletes-sochi-delegation

Yes!!  We are so proud of ourselves and so proud of our 'brave, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender" athletes!!

Hey....if one day an athlete happens to FEEL like a woman...should he be allowed to ski or play hockey on the woman's team?  Seriously?!  Who is the Olympic Org that they should judge WHO is a man or a woman?  After all, sexual identification is a very fluid thing.  Maybe we should just DROP the whole stupid idea of Men's Hockey and Woman's Hockey and JUST PLAY HOCKEY!!! 

Maybe we should just have the OLYMPIC games...and may the BEST PERSON win!!!

Ooops....on second thought...that might offend the women...since very few of them would ever make ANY team if they had to compete against men.

Dang it!!  This gender-role-sexuality-male-female-testes-ovaries-pink-blue-skirts-slacks thing is SO CONFUSING!!

Going forward I suggest that we get rid of names like Dave, Mike, and Bob....all people should be named Pat, Chris, Terry or Kelly....then every day we can decide WHO we want to identify as...on that particular day!!...and it would be NO ONE'S business whether or not a person had testes or ovaries.

Androgynous America!!  A country filled with PERSONS of no particular sex!!!

Hat tip to Brad N.