Yesterday, the NOH8 campaign made
this Facebook post, with a photo of New York Jets Cornerback Antonio Cromartie, touting a conversation with him and pimping an episode of HBO's Real Sports referring to professional sports as "
THE LAST AMERICAN CLOSET." Boy, am I sure glad we have Bryant Gumbel here to declare to all the bullied youth of America, the transgendered and those who do not have the fortune to live in New York, San Francisco, or hell, even Phoenix, Arizona, that it's "Safe to come out now".
I think maybe we might have more success in preventing teen suicides, or cutting back on bullying, if we remember to validate those who live in the cities and towns off the beaten track in our country. I have no need to feel closested in Texas, or anywhere, really - but time moves more slowly out here for some.
