Gay-thletes

 by Alex Fox
Before we completely indulge ourselves with the wonderful world of sports, one thing needs to be confirmed:
All female athletes are lesbians.
Ugh. Ok. You got me. They’re not, but… They should be.
I mean think about it. Woman versus woman. The sweat. The grunts. The grabbing. Groping. The constant contact. The aggression. The passion…
And those muscles!
But alas, they’re not, and I we have to accept this and eliminate the misconception. Stereotyping is a way of classifying others and dividing them into specific groups so one is able to categorize and justify another’s traits, actions, and general appearance. Too frequently people provide themselves with answers before even posing the question, purely based on the assumptions they have made from past experiences or from what they have heard. As notorious as the general public is for creating stereotypes, we are smarter than that. Growing up as a female athlete, I have heard it all; from teammates to friends to family to friends’ families, “No girl can be that athletic and be straight.” Unfortunately, they can be.
However! Fortunately for us, sometimes that statement is true. Sometimes that girl you’re guarding is keeping that hand on you for another reason. The girl on the other side of the net is checking out your spandex. That cheap tacklewas just to get you to land on top of her… It wasn’t until I kissed my first girl (a teammate, ironically enough), that it all made sense. The stereotypes made sense.
So the next time you see a girl wearing nothing but a wife beater and long basketball shorts with her hair in a pony tail, remember that not all female athletes are lesbians. And perhaps an even greater reminder: not all lesbians are athletic. It’s always the ones who don’t fit into the stereotypes that confuse us the most, isn’t it?
Consider this your first glance into the world of: Lesbians and Sports.
Have questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me directly at theunluckyfox@gmail.com.
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