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Related: About this forum"Hey Number 3, I hear you're a f*gg*t!"
http://www.outsports.com/2015/4/1/8316867/dalton-maldonado-gay-basketball-kentuckyIt was the last thing Dalton Maldonado expected to hear as he and his team lined up to shake hands at a Kentucky high school basketball tournament last December. His Betsy Layne High School team had just gotten thrashed by an opposing team by 32 points. The opposing team was a staple of the state's top 25 this year; Maldonado and his team just couldn't hang with them that game. The Betsy Layne starters - including Maldonado - had sat most of the fourth quarter, given the blowout. When the game clock hit zero, tempers were low.
As Maldonado turned to see which of the opposing players called him out, he noticed several people staring at him awaiting a response to the slur. Some of them had suspected Maldonado was gay. Others had heard rumors. Only two teammates had ever heard it from his mouth....
After collecting their clothes and bags the team headed to the bus, where some of the opposing team had assembled. They were yelling at the "f*gg*t," ordering him to stay out of the bus and face them. When Maldonado boarded, the opposing team proceeded to pound the nearest window of the bus with their fists as they yelled more gay slurs. When a couple opposing players tried to board the bus to get to him, Maldonado's teammates and coaches forced them back. Once the Betsy Lane team was inside, the bus pulled away.
The opposing team wasn't done. Several of the players got in their cars and pursued the bus. Whether they actually wanted to assault Maldonado or not, they certainly wanted to scare the hell out of him.
As Maldonado turned to see which of the opposing players called him out, he noticed several people staring at him awaiting a response to the slur. Some of them had suspected Maldonado was gay. Others had heard rumors. Only two teammates had ever heard it from his mouth....
After collecting their clothes and bags the team headed to the bus, where some of the opposing team had assembled. They were yelling at the "f*gg*t," ordering him to stay out of the bus and face them. When Maldonado boarded, the opposing team proceeded to pound the nearest window of the bus with their fists as they yelled more gay slurs. When a couple opposing players tried to board the bus to get to him, Maldonado's teammates and coaches forced them back. Once the Betsy Lane team was inside, the bus pulled away.
The opposing team wasn't done. Several of the players got in their cars and pursued the bus. Whether they actually wanted to assault Maldonado or not, they certainly wanted to scare the hell out of him.
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"Hey Number 3, I hear you're a f*gg*t!" (Original Post)
KamaAina
Apr 2015
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joeybee12
(56,177 posts)1. Idiots
Maybe they can grow up and become state legislators in indiana or Arkansas?
Ohio Dem
(4,357 posts)2. Nothing stopping them from just staying in Kentucky.
They would be electable in that state as well.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)3. Sadly, you're right...nt
What a brave kid. And what a wonderful coach.
My coach came back in and said, 'one of our players is in pain, you all need to be there for him.'
This story just fills me with joy. The coach, the teammates, rallying around him. His bravery for saying those three words that are so incredibly hard to say, "I am gay."
ProfessorGAC
(65,248 posts)5. Sickening
I fear that these "kids" will not really grow up. I keep hearing that young people are more accepting of alternative relationships. Apparently not all of them.