Your 2009 Quake Rugby Team

7 comments to Your 2009 Quake Rugby Team

• Gay

  May 19, 2009 at 6:47 am

  You guys suck! Stop putting haterosexuals on pedastals. They are not better than anyone. I don’t want to see a haterosexual, oppressors by nature, on a gay team. Maybe when gay people can freely play professional rugby will I change my mind.

• admin

  May 19, 2009 at 10:21 am

  There are only 8 men who played in this match who you would classify as “heterosexual.” None of them are on a pedestal, all of them support gay rights and none of them are oppressors.

  In order to change the world you have to start small. This is the beginning, so your lack of support is illogical.

• Milly

  May 19, 2009 at 10:36 am

  Hi Gay,

  As a proud gay man and a founder of the Quake I can tell you that all the men on the Quake are just as much a part of our club and success whether they be gay or non-gay (yes I refer to the hets as non-gay). Your comment is bigoted and unappreciated. If you were to know the non-gay guys on our club you would be apologizing by making such a statement.

• Dave

  May 19, 2009 at 10:42 am

  I dont think he gets it. Gay… we are not a *GAY TEAM* we are a *RUGBY TEAM* with a focus on ” providing opportunities for learning and playing competitive Rugby to communities traditionally underrepresented in the sport.”

  A friend from the Minneapolis Mayhem, said it best. “Saying ‘Gay Rugby Team’ is insulting, it’s like saying ‘Special Olypmics’” – we are not GAY or STRAIGHT, we are RUGGERS!

  These men are my brothers and my packmates and I am honored and priveledged to have them at my side both on the pitch and off.

• etcher03

  May 19, 2009 at 10:45 am

  Seeing as your comment was coming outta Virginia, I can totally understand. Virginia has some of the most hateful legislation directed towards gays in the country. HB-571 drove me and many of my friends out of the state when it passed. So gays in Virginia are a little sensitive towards straights. That being said, despite our inclusive nature as a club, he still raises a question that many ‘gay’ clubs face. Does the inclusion of straight men on a gay club make it a gay club. I would have to say that the Quake has chosen to evolve and our straight counterparts have chosen this vision with us through the participation of the sport of rugby. Is it a perfect balance? Not all of time. We learn as we grow, and that means more than tolerance, but true acceptance.

• Brian

  May 19, 2009 at 11:44 am

  Gay,

  I love this team because on and off the field gay and non-gay players co-mingle without regard to sexual orientation. If gays want to be treated equal, then why would we discriminate against non-gay people who want to play with us and help destroy traditional stereotypes.

  Every person on the team adds value, regardless of orientation.

  Before you prejudge the non-gay players on the team I invite you to come meet them and see if you still feel they are “haters” after you have gotten to know them. You’ll find that the only thing they hate are people who discriminate, whether it be based on orientation, gender, race, religion, economic background, nationality, oh yes and the other team for 80 minutes while we battle on the field.

  I hope that you won’t judge all non-gay people by those who discriminate, just like I appreciate and love all my non-gay friends and family who have been so supportive of me since I came out 10 years ago.

  If we can all just drop our guard and get to know people, only then will the hatred truly disappear.

  Brian

• Joe Mama

  February 25, 2010 at 8:38 am

  Seriously? Gay rugby is associated with the special olympics? Thats quite offensive. I think if you have a rugby team for the gay community there should be only gay people on it. Maybe some lesbians?