When Kobe Bryant died, many of us who work in and around the NBA were asked to share our favorite Kobe story. Like many gay men, I love sports and refuse to be chased out by simple-minded men, especially by those dudes who can’t get women to like them but are convinced every gay man wants them. That brings us to Thom Brennaman, the Fox Sports announcer who got caught dropping a “fag” bomb on air. I don’t know Brennaman, but I do know this: He may not have meant to say what he said on live television but he meant to say it. There was even an openly gay man running for president.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 20, 2020 22:46 UTC