World Pole Vault Champ Shawn Barber Announces He is Gay

Hmmm...hypocrites!! How is it so OK to be gay yet not OK to hook up with females of the age of consent.... ah I get it, typical censor hypocrisy. Good for Barber I have no problem with him only repressive prudes who attempt to constrain my mastering of young TGs.

trolli5m wrote:

Hmmm...hypocrites!! How is it so OK to be gay yet not OK to hook up with females of the age of consent.... ah I get it, typical censor hypocrisy. Good for Barber I have no problem with him only repressive prudes who attempt to constrain my mastering of young TGs.

Barber doesn't post on here about his craigslist hook ups.

You practice your penthouse short story writing.

Big difference.

With more and more athletes being open about being gay will we see The Gay Games grow into a mainstream event?

Lol

Isn't that a yesterday's thing,announcing that you're gay?

What was the meaning then of that odd scandal before Rio?

MD.. wrote:

Lol

Isn't that a yesterday's thing,announcing that you're gay?

I know, right? Pretty soon, it'll be the straight people who have to "come out"!

Isn't this the guy that had a hooker testify at his drug trial a while back?

Which is it? Does he frequent hookers or "vault pole?"

The Barber Pole begins its downward spiral.

Why is this a big deal? really not a big thing in 2017

RossiCheated wrote:

coming out as straight wrote:

I know, right? Pretty soon, it'll be the straight people who have to "come out"!

As long as coming out is met with posts like these as well as hatred from many, it will continue to be an important, empowering thing for many. It will be "yesterday's thing" when there is no reaction at all, either positive or negative, and we are a long way from that.

+1

Who really cares?

Johnny Supreme wrote:

Isn't this the guy that had a hooker testify at his drug trial a while back?

Which is it? Does he frequent hookers or "vault pole?"

That's how I remembered it, but that isn't quite right.

The 22-year-old from Toronto received a message from a man with a picture of a woman he deemed attractive. So he arranged to meet the pair later that evening at an Edmonton hotel.

He met two people, and never said she was a hooker. We ASSUMED she was a hooker and the man her pimp, but it looks like they might have made a sandwich and Shawn was the cheese.

RossiCheated wrote:

coming out as straight wrote:

I know, right? Pretty soon, it'll be the straight people who have to "come out"!

As long as coming out is met with posts like these as well as hatred from many, it will continue to be an important, empowering thing for many. It will be "yesterday's thing" when there is no reaction at all, either positive or negative, and we are a long way from that.

I think your sarcasm detector is broken.

Typical Hillary voter.

Who cares. If you're gay you're gay. Why do you have to tell everyone. These people are attention seekers

I was under the impression Canada banned homosexuality because hockey players were not allowed to play in North Korea. I could be wrong because my fake news filter isn't working on my Banana PC Junior. This is a Bloom County reference for all those in on the inside joke. Mostly myself.

CDA2017 wrote:

RossiCheated wrote:

As long as coming out is met with posts like these as well as hatred from many, it will continue to be an important, empowering thing for many. It will be "yesterday's thing" when there is no reaction at all, either positive or negative, and we are a long way from that.

+1

Agreed

qweropiu wrote:

What was the meaning then of that odd scandal before Rio?

Because he's bisexual?

I'm glad he came out and I hope that makes him happy and leads him to find joy in life outside of the sport.

I just had no idea who he was since I don't obsess over field events.