(First?) Openly gay MLB umpire retires

[packs]

Sexual orientation does still matter to a large part of the population. It's not something that is just glossed over in daily life. The Supreme Court neglected to rule on protections for LGBT employees 2 days ago. People use the bumper stickers to show pride in something that has been shunned for the majority of history. It's totally understandable why someone would be proud to be who they are without having to hide it in a world that reinforces secrecy.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by packs

People use the bumper stickers to show pride in something that has been shunned for the majority of history.

Fill in the blank were shunned for a majority of history in this country too, but I don't see them with bumper stickers on the back of their cars to show their pride.

[packs]

Why would that preclude someone else from having one? I’m not seeing the connection.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by packs

Why would that preclude someone else from having one? I’m not seeing the connection.

Let me approach this from a different angle. Why does the article have to mention his sexual preference? How is that relevant to his retirement whatsoever? Why does the reader need this information? If it matters, why didn't the other article that I linked include the umpires sexual preference?

It's useless garbage, poor journalism and you know it and just don't want to admit it.

[packs]

I already said why it's important to have stories like this one in my previous posts.

[vintagetoppsguy]

And I already said ones sexual preference doesn't matter and they should keep it to themselves in one of my previous posts.

[packs]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

And I already said ones sexual preference doesn't matter and they should keep it to themselves in one of my previous posts.

But that's your opinion about yourself. I'm talking about the world at large, where preferences do still matter.